William Cary Van Fleet
William Cary Van Fleet | |
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California Supreme Court | |
In office May 7, 1894 – January 3, 1899 | |
Appointed by | Henry Markham |
Preceded by | Van R. Paterson |
Succeeded by | Walter Van Dyke |
Personal details | |
Born | William Cary Van Fleet March 24, 1852 read law |
William Cary Van Fleet (March 24, 1852 – September 3, 1923) was an associate justice of the
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
On April 2, 1907, Van Fleet received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California created by 34 Stat. 1253.[7] Formally nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 3, 1907, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1907, and received his commission the same day.[1] Van Fleet served until his death on September 3, 1923,[1] in San Francisco, California.[citation needed]
Personal
Van Fleet married twice. On April 12, 1877, he married Mary Isabella Carey, who died in Sacramento on February 14, 1878.[8] They had a son, Ransom.[9][10] After her death, he married Lizzie Eldridge Crocker (sister of Henry and niece of Charles and Edwin of the prominent Crocker family) in San Francisco on January 19, 1887. They had four children, Alan, William, Clark, and Julia.[11]
References
- ^ a b c William Cary Van Fleet at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ San Francisco Call. Vol. 75, no. 131. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 30 April 1894. p. 8. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, J. Edward (1963). History of the California Supreme Court: The Justices 1850-1900, vol 1 (PDF). San Francisco, CA: Bender Moss Co. pp. 194–197. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Shuck, Oscar Tully (1901). History of the Bench and Bar of California: Being Biographies of Many Remarkable Men, a Store of Humorous and Pathetic Recollections, Accounts of Important Legislation and Extraordinary Cases, Comprehending the Judicial History of the State. Commercial Printing House. pp. 755–756. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
William Cary Van Fleet judge.
- Evening Sentinel. Vol. 3, no. 121. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 21 October 1898. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- Marin Journal. Vol. 38, no. 41. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 22 December 1898. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Van Fleet Takes Oath and Becomes a Judge". San Francisco Call. Vol. 101, no. 132. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 11 April 1907. p. 9. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- Sacramento Daily Union. Vol. 3, no. 306. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 15 February 1878. p. 2. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "The Smart Set". The San Francisco Call. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. June 26, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco Society Has Gay Week With the Grand Opera Season". The San Francisco Call. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. March 23, 1913. p. 35. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- Daily Alta California. Vol. 42, no. 13659. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 23 January 1887. p. 7. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
Sources
- William Cary Van Fleet at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- W. C. Van Fleet. California Supreme Court Historical Society.
- Past & Present Justices. California State Courts. Retrieved July 19, 2017.