Joseph Everett Warner was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1919 to 1920, as the Attorney General of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Attorney General

The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The office of Attorney-General was abolished in 1843 and re-established in 1849. The current Attorney General is Martha Coakley....

 from 1928 to 1935, and as a Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1940 until his death in 1958.

Warner was born in Taunton, Massachusetts

Taunton, Massachusetts

Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...

, on May 16, 1884, to Richard Everett Warner

Richard Everett Warner

Richard Everett Warner was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts.On December 3, 1901, Warner defeated John O'Hearn, the incumbent Democratic mayor. Warner received 3,002 voted against 2,023 for O'Hearn.On December 6, 1904, Mayor Warner lost the...

 and Ida Evelyn (Briggs) Warner.
Warner graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

Warner was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention

1920 Republican National Convention

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In 1940 Gov. Leverett Saltonstall

Leverett Saltonstall

Leverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and as a United States Senator .-Biography:...

appointed Warner to be a Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.

Warner died in his home of a heart attack on May 30, 1958.