Herbert C. DePuy

Judge DePuy was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 14, 1869. After his graduation from high school he purchased a weekly newspaper, which he operated for one year. In 1890 he graduated from law school, and in 1892 he came with his father, Attorney William R. DePuy, to Minot, North Dakota. He practiced law with his father in Minot for a time and served as Mayor for two terms. He moved to Grafton in 1906, where he served as State's Attorney of Walsh County from 1906 to 1920. In 1943 he was appointed Judge of the Second Judicial District, by Governor John Moses, served in that capacity until 1946. Judge DePuy died on February 22, 1949.