Henrietta Hume Pettijohn Buck

Henrietta Hume Pettijohn Buck was New Mexico’s first female lawyer.[1][2]

She was born in September 1853 in Columbia, Missouri as the eldest child to James Robert Hume and Sally Boothe.[3][4] Buck attended the University of Missouri and initially began a career as a novelist. On April 15, 1892, Buck became the first female admitted to practice law in New Mexico.[1]

Her first husband was Dr. J.B. Pettijohn and her second husband was ranch owner Arthur P. Buck.[5] Their daughter Carrick Hume Buck also became a prominent lawyer, and her distinguished career included becoming the first female to serve as the Assistant U.S. District Attorney and a judge (including a Supreme Court Justice) in Hawaii.[6]

Buck died on October 11, 1921 in Los Angeles, California. She was buried in her birthplace of Columbia.[4]

See also

References
  1. Weatherford, Doris (2012-01-20). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. ISBN 9781608710072.
  2. "A Celebration of New Mexico's First Women Lawyers" (PDF). New Mexico Bar Association.
  3. Hume, J. R. History of the Hume Family. Рипол Классик. ISBN 9781147844627.
  4. "Henrietta Hume Buck". Find a Grave.
  5. Early American History, Hume and Allied Families. W.E. Brockman. 1926.
  6. Matsuda, Mari J. (1992). Called from Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawai?i. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824814489.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.