Fenton Whitlock Booth

Biography of Fenton Whitlock Booth

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Booth
• First Name: Fenton
• Middle Name: Whitlock
• Date of Birth: May , 12 , 1869
• Place of Birth (POB): Marshall , Illinois (US-IL, IL, 17, Ill., Il., Ills., Ill's)
• Date of Death: July , 26 , 1947
• Place of Death (POD): Indianapolis , Indiana (US-IN, IN, 18, Ind., In.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Fenton Whitlock Booth Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/14/1905
• Seat vacated by: Wright , Francis M.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/14/1905
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/16/1905
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/17/1905
• Commission Date: 03/17/1905
• Date of Termination: 04/23/1928
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Fenton Whitlock Booth

• Court Name: Court of Claims, Chief Justice
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Promoted by President: Calvin Coolidge ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/18/1928
• Seat vacated by: Campbell , Edward K.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/18/1928
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/18/1928
• Commission Date: 04/18/1928
• Retirement from Active Service: 06/15/1939
• Date of Termination: 07/26/1947
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Fenton Whitlock Booth in the Law School

• Name of School: DePauw University

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Michigan Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1892

Fenton Whitlock Booth Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Marshall, Illinois, 1892-1905
• State representative, Illinois, 1896-1898
• Dean, Howard University Law School, 1922-1930
• Professor, National University Law School (now George Washington University Law School), 1931-1938
• Professor, Southeastern University, Washington, D.C.
• Chairman, Board #10, Office of Price Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Nominated to be chief justice of the Court of Claims, January 2, 1913; no Senate vote

Resources

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