Loyal Edwin Knappen

Biography of Loyal Edwin Knappen

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Knappen
• First Name: Loyal
• Middle Name: Edwin
• Date of Birth: January , 27 , 1854
• Place of Birth (POB): Hastings , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Date of Death: May , 14 , 1930
• Place of Death (POD): Grand Rapids , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Loyal Edwin Knappen Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
• 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): 12/03/1906
• Seat vacated by: Wanty , George P.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/03/1906
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/10/1906
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/10/1906
• Commission Date: 12/10/1906
• Date of Termination: 02/08/1910
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Loyal Edwin Knappen

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/17/1910
• Seat vacated by: Lurton , Horace Harmon
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/17/1910
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 01/31/1910
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/31/1910
• Commission Date: 01/31/1910
• Date of Termination: 12/31/1911
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Third Appointment of Loyal Edwin Knappen

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/17/1910
• Seat vacated by: Lurton , Horace Harmon
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/17/1910
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/31/1910
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/31/1910
• Commission Date: 01/31/1910

Loyal Edwin Knappen in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Michigan
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1873

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1875

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Michigan
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1876

Loyal Edwin Knappen Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Hastings, Michigan, 1875-1888
• Prosecutor, Barry County, Michigan, 1879-1883
• Commissioner, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1880-1888
• Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1888-1906

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