Archie Owen Dawson

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Archie Owen Dawson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
April 27, 1954 – August 3, 1964
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byHenry W. Goddard
Succeeded byConstance Baker Motley
Personal details
Born
Archie Owen Dawson

(1898-10-09)October 9, 1898
Pomfret, Connecticut
DiedAugust 3, 1964(1964-08-03) (aged 65)
EducationColumbia University (A.B.)
Columbia Law School (LL.B.)

Archie Owen Dawson (October 9, 1898 – August 3, 1964) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in

The New York Young Republican Club from 1933 to 1934.[3]

Federal judicial service

On April 6, 1954, Dawson was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Henry W. Goddard. Dawson was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1954, and received his commission on April 27, 1954. Dawson served in that capacity until his death on August 3, 1964.[2]

References

  1. ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1956). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
  2. ^ a b Archie Owen Dawson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "History".

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
1954–1964
Succeeded by