Toms, Robert M. (Robert Morrell), 1886-1960

Toms was born in LaCrosse (Wis.) on Oct. 14, 1886. He earned an A.B. from the University of Chicago 1907 and a L.L.B., from the University of Michigan Law School in 1910. In 1912 he became Assist. Prosecutor, in 1921 Chief Assist. Prosecutor for 4 years, then Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-1929. In 1925 he was the Prosecuting Attorney for the famous Ossian Sweet murder trial in Detroit. He was elected Wayne Circuit Court Judge, in which position he served, 1929-1961. (For further information on Toms see Who's who in Michigan (1936).) and the Ossian Sweet murder trail scrapbook, also in the Clarke Historical Library. Baldwin was a lawyer in Wayne County and president and director of the Pringle Furniture Company, Detroit (Mich.). He earned a L.L.B. from the Detroit College of Law in 1912. He served as the President of the Detroit Bar Association. (See p. 17 of Who's who in Michigan (1936) for further information.).