William Cather Hook

Biography of William Cather Hook

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hook
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Cather
• Date of Birth: September , 24 , 1857
• Place of Birth (POB): Waynesburg , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Date of Death: August , 11 , 1921
• Place of Death (POD): Sayner , Wisconsin (US-WI, WI, 55, WS, Wis. Wi., Wisc)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Cather Hook Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Kansas
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William McKinley ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/28/1899
• Seat vacated by: Foster , Cassius G.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/28/1899
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/30/1899
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/31/1899
• Commission Date: 01/31/1899
• Date of Termination: 12/01/1903
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of William Cather Hook

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/10/1903
• Seat vacated by: Caldwell , Henry Clay
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/11/1903
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 11/16/1903
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/17/1903
• Commission Date: 11/17/1903
• Date of Termination: 12/31/1911
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Third Appointment of William Cather Hook

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/10/1903
• Seat vacated by: Caldwell , Henry Clay
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/11/1903
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 11/16/1903
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/17/1903
• Commission Date: 11/17/1903

William Cather Hook in the Law School

• Name of School: Washington University School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1878

William Cather Hook Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1878-1899
• City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas
• City legal advisor, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1889-1895

Resources

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