Corthell, N. E. (Nellis E.)

Nellis E. Corthell (1861-1938) was born in Cattaraugus County, New York, and came to Wyoming in 1880. After working briefly on a ranch, he began studying law in the office of Laramie, Wyoming, attorney Stephen W. Downey and was admitted to the bar in 1883. He established his own practice in 1887. In 1914 the firm of Corthell, McCollough and Corthell was formed, with the other partners being his son Morris E. Corthell and A.W. McCollough. N.E. Corthell was an authority on water rights and held business interests in several Laramie companies, including the Laramie "Boomerang," a newspaper that he owned from 1890-1911.