Historical photo of Jonathan E. Arnold (1814 - 1869)

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1814 - 1869

Jonathan E. Arnold

Arnold was known as an excellent criminal lawyer. He was the first in the state to successfully utilize a plea of temporary insanity. Arnold was instrumental in the organization of the Milwaukee Law Institute, predecessor to the Bar Association, and served as the group’s first president from 1858 to 1869.