Alston Gordon Dayton

Biography of Alston Gordon Dayton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Dayton
• First Name: Alston
• Middle Name: Gordon
• Date of Birth: October , 18 , 1857
• Place of Birth (POB): Philippi , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.) (now West Virginia)
• Date of Death: July , 30 , 1920
• Place of Death (POD): Battle Creek , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Alston Gordon Dayton Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/07/1905
• Seat vacated by: Jackson , John J.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/07/1905
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/13/1905
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/14/1905
• Commission Date: 03/14/1905
• Date of Termination: 07/30/1920
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Alston Gordon Dayton in the Law School

• Name of School: West Virginia University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1878

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): West Virginia University
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1880

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1878

Alston Gordon Dayton Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Philippi, West Virginia, 1878-1879
• Prosecutor, Upshur County, West Virginia, 1879-1884
• Prosecutor, Barbour County, West Virginia, 1884-1888
• Private practice, West Virginia, 1886-1895
• U.S. representative from West Virginia, 1895-1905

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