Albert N. Gualano
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Alberto Nicola Gualano was born in San Vincenzo al Volturno (now Castel San Vincenzo
), Italy, 1868, to a prominent family of the region. After a primary education at Convitto Nazionale Victor Emanuel II in Naples
, he emigrated to America in 1890 and was soon followed by many relatives. He graduated from both Northwestern University
and Illinois College of Law in Chicago. Admitted to the bar in 1904, he became a prominent figure within the Italian community of Chicago and active in both political and trade union circles. In 1922 he was elected Judge of the Municipal Court, and became the first American judge of Italian birth. He died in 1960 in San Bernardino
, California. He published many works in Italian and English, among them a few novels, as well as he played the violin, belonging to a professional orchestra directed by his brother Ettore. Member of the Illinois Bar Association, Modern Woodmen, Italo-American National Union, Order of the Sons of Italy, and Phi Alpha Delta
Fraternity. In September 1922 he received from king Victor Emanuel III the knighthood of the Ordine della Corona d'Italia.
Castel San Vincenzo
Castel San Vincenzo is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 50 km west of Campobasso and about 15 km northwest of Isernia...
), Italy, 1868, to a prominent family of the region. After a primary education at Convitto Nazionale Victor Emanuel II in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, he emigrated to America in 1890 and was soon followed by many relatives. He graduated from both Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and Illinois College of Law in Chicago. Admitted to the bar in 1904, he became a prominent figure within the Italian community of Chicago and active in both political and trade union circles. In 1922 he was elected Judge of the Municipal Court, and became the first American judge of Italian birth. He died in 1960 in San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California is a large city in the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area of Southern California.San Bernardino may also refer to:-Landforms:*San Bernardino , a torrent that flows through the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola...
, California. He published many works in Italian and English, among them a few novels, as well as he played the violin, belonging to a professional orchestra directed by his brother Ettore. Member of the Illinois Bar Association, Modern Woodmen, Italo-American National Union, Order of the Sons of Italy, and Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Alpha Delta
ΦAΔ , or P.A.D., is the largest co-ed professional law fraternity in the United States of America. Phi Alpha Delta has members who are university students, law school students, lawyers, judges, senators, and even presidents. It was founded in 1902 and today has over 300,000 initiated members...
Fraternity. In September 1922 he received from king Victor Emanuel III the knighthood of the Ordine della Corona d'Italia.