F. Dickinson Letts
F. Dickinson Letts | |
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![]() From a November 1924 Republican Party ad published in the Davenport, Iowa Daily Times. | |
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 31, 1961 – January 19, 1965 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office 1958–1959 | |
Preceded by | Bolitha James Laws |
Succeeded by | David Andrew Pine |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 5, 1931 – May 31, 1961 | |
Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Wendell Phillips Stafford |
Succeeded by | William Blakely Jones |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | |
Preceded by | Harry E. Hull |
Succeeded by | Bernhard M. Jacobsen |
Personal details | |
Born | Fred Dickinson Letts April 26, 1875 Lester J. Dickinson |
Education | Parsons College (B.S.) University of Iowa College of Law (LL.B.) |
Fred Dickinson Letts (April 26, 1875 – January 19, 1965) was a
Education and career
Born on April 26, 1875, in Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa, Letts attended the common schools of Washington County.[1] He attended Columbia University, then received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1897 from Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, and a Bachelor of Laws in 1899 from the University of Iowa College of Law and was admitted to the bar that year. He entered private practice in Davenport, Iowa from 1899 to 1911, returning briefly to private practice from 1912 to 1914. He was a Judge of the Iowa District Court for the Second Judicial District from 1911 to 1912, and from 1914 to 1925.[2]
Congressional service
Letts was elected as a Republican from Iowa's 2nd congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 69th, 70th, and 71st United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1925, until March 3, 1931.[1] He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1930 to the 72nd United States Congress.[1]
Federal judicial service
Letts received a
Family
Letts was a cousin of former Iowa
References
- ^ a b c d e United States Congress. "Fred Dickinson Letts (id: L000258)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b Fred Dickinson Letts at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Fred Dickinson Letts (id: L000258)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Fred Dickinson Letts at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.