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Stanley Elroy Qua

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Stanley Elroy Qua (August 26, 1880 - November 8, 1965) was a Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1934 to 1956, serving as Chief Justice from 1947 to 1956 He was appointed by Governor Joseph B. Ely, and elevated to Chief Justice by Governor Robert F. Bradford.

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Qua was the son of Francis W. Qua, a local attorney, and Alice Lelia Harder.[1] Qua attended Lowell Public Schools, then graduated with honors from Dartmouth College in 1901, where he was accepted in the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1904.[1] Qua served as an Alderman and a City Councillor in Lowell.[1]

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