Henry Wade Rogers
Henry Wade Rogers | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
In office September 29, 1913 – August 16, 1926 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | Walter Chadwick Noyes |
Succeeded by | Thomas Walter Swan |
2nd Dean of Yale Law School | |
In office 1903–1916 | |
Preceded by | Francis Wayland III |
Succeeded by | Thomas Walter Swan |
6th President of Northwestern University | |
In office 1890–1900 | |
Preceded by | Oliver Marcy (acting) |
Succeeded by | Daniel Bonbright (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Wade Rogers October 10, 1853 Holland Patent, New York |
Died | August 16, 1926 Pennington, New Jersey | (aged 72)
Education | University of Michigan (BA, MA) |
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Henry Wade Rogers (October 15, 1853 – August 16, 1926) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He also served as the 2nd Dean of Yale Law School from 1903 to 1916, and as the 6th president of Northwestern University from 1890 to 1900.
Education and career
Born on October 10, 1853, in
Federal judicial service
Rogers was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on September 18, 1913, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated by Judge Walter Chadwick Noyes. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 29, 1913, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1922 to 1925. His service terminated on August 16, 1926, due to his death in Pennington, New Jersey.[1]
Family
Rogers married author and suffragist Emma Ferdon Winner in 1876.[2]
References
- ^ a b Henry Wade Rogers at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "HENRY WADE ROGERS (1853-1926) PAPERS, 1890-1971" (PDF). Northwestern.edu. October 13, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.