george edward students stanford_university instrumental putting university solid legal financial following deaths founders served member stanford board trustees california superior court judge monetary gifts alma mater possible construction student residences stanford campus named dedicated memory mother early life born iowa née fair emigrated united_states ireland previous year family moved california george enrolled stanford new university pioneer class received bachelor_of_arts degree stanford followed law degree career set law practice brother thomas stanford graduate lawyer close adviser brother identified corrected numerous major legal defects terms university founding grant successfully lobbied amendment california state constitution granting stanford exemption taxation educational property change allowed donate stock holdings university alumnus stanford serve member university board trustees involved legal action estate maternal uncle claimed married fair time death trial detailed analysis documents offered support claim convinced court served judge san_francisco california case came involved physician license revoked performing abortion judge refused board technical grounds decision upheld appeal retirement bench return private law practice commonly referred judge rest life letter president stanford classmate wrote judge good friend bad times good times years philanthropy established scholarship fund stanford law students established annual prize fund literary composition set bells san_francisco cast help donations later years donation stanford construction campus dormitory law students opened help additional gifts second residence graduate students engineering built opened named memory judge mother residences extensively renovated converted undergraduate housing memorial commonly abbreviated short form inspiration early personal computer company personal life married unable children elizabeth years old died death died california buried california parents
George E. Crothers