Alfred C. Lockwood

Alfred C. Lockwood (July 20, 1875 – October 29, 1951) was an American jurist and politician. Before his election to the Arizona Supreme Court, he served as a judge for the Superior Court of Cochise County.

Alfred C. Lockwood
Alfred Lockwood, circa 1913
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office January 1941 – December 1942
Preceded by	Henry D. Ross
Succeeded by	Archibald G. McAlister
In office January 1935 – December 1936
Preceded by	Henry D. Ross
Succeeded by	Archibald G. McAlister
In office January 1, 1929 – December 1930
Preceded by	Henry D. Ross
Succeeded by	Archibald G. McAlister
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office January 5, 1925 – January 4, 1943
Preceded by	Frank H. Lyman
Succeeded by	Rawghlie Clement Stanford
Personal details
Born	(1875-07-20)July 20, 1875 Ottawa, Illinois
Died	October 29, 1951(1951-10-29) (aged 76) Phoenix, Arizona
Children	Lorna E. Lockwood

Lockwood was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His father, W. C. Lockwood, was a native of Ohio, but for many years practiced law in Illinois, and became a prominent attorneys of that state. Lockwood's mother, Elizabeth Peers Lockwood, was also native of Illinois, and a descendant of Jonathan Edwards and Cotton Mather. Lockwood graduated from high school in Collinsville, Illinois, in 1891. He moved to Arizona in 1893 and for five years was employed as a teacher at the seminal school in Cave Creek. Lockwood was admitted to the Arizona Bar in 1902.[1]

After he was admitted, he practiced in Nogales before moving to Douglas, where he entered private practice until he was appointed Judge of Cochise County by Governor George W. P. Hunt, in July, 1913, to succeed Judge Fred Sutter. At the time, Lockwood was one of the youngest judges in Arizona. Lockwood was elected three times as City Attorney in Douglas. Lockwood married to Miss Daisy M. Lincoln in Douglas on June 15, 1902, and they had 3 children. Lockwood's daughter, Lorna E. Lockwood, went on to serve as the first woman on the Arizona Supreme Court.