William H. Kirkpatrick
William H. Kirkpatrick | |
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Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Huntington Kirkpatrick October 2, 1885 Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 28, 1970 (aged 85) Cumberstone, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Parent |
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| Education | Lafayette College (A.B.) University of Pennsylvania Law School |
William Huntington Kirkpatrick (October 2, 1885 – November 28, 1970) was a
Education and career
Born the son of
Congressional service
Kirkpatrick was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives of the 67th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1921 until March 3, 1923.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 68th United States Congress in 1922.[1] He resumed private practice in Easton from 1923 to 1927.[1]
Federal judicial service
Kirkpatrick was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on March 3, 1927, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to a new seat created by 44 Stat. 1347.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1927, and received his commission the same day.[2] He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1958.[2] He assumed senior status on May 1, 1958.[2] He was the last federal judge in active service to have been appointed to his position by President Coolidge.[a] His service was terminated on November 28, 1970, due to his death in Cumberstone,[3] an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[1] Interment was in Christ Church Cemetery in West River, Maryland.[1]
Notable cases
Kirkpatrick is remembered as "one of the unsung heroes of American
Other service
Kirkpatrick was a trustee to Lafayette College from 1933 to 1961.[7]
Notes
- ^ John Benjamin Sanborn Jr., appointed by Coolidge to the District of Minnesota, would be appointed by Herbert Hoover to the Eighth Circuit and remain in active service until 1959, one year after Kirkpatrick assumed senior status.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g United States Congress. "William H. Kirkpatrick (id: K000240)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b c d e William H. Kirkpatrick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Cumberstone". www.google.com/maps.
- ISBN 978-0-7355-8600-0
- ^ 35 F. Supp. 22 (E.D. Pa. 1940).
- ^ 69 F. Supp. 512 (E.D. Pa. 1946).
- ^ Gendebien, Albert W. (1986). The Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927 - 1978. Easton, PA: Lafayette College.
External links
- William H. Kirkpatrick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
