Henry Franklin Severens

Biography of Henry Franklin Severens

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Severens
• First Name: Henry
• Middle Name: Franklin
• Date of Birth: May , 11 , 1835
• Place of Birth (POB): Rockingham , Vermont (US-VT, VT, 50, Vt.)
• Date of Death: June , 8 , 1923
• Place of Death (POD): Kalamazoo , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Henry Franklin Severens Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/14/1886
• Seat vacated by: Withey , Solomon Lewis
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/14/1886
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/25/1886
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/25/1886
• Commission Date: 05/25/1886
• Date of Termination: 03/16/1900
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Henry Franklin Severens

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: William McKinley ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/06/1900
• Seat vacated by: Taft , William Howard
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/06/1900
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 02/19/1900
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/20/1900
• Commission Date: 02/20/1900
• Date of Termination: 10/03/1911
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Third Appointment of Henry Franklin Severens

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: William McKinley ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/06/1900
• Seat vacated by: Taft , William Howard
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/06/1900
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/19/1900
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/20/1900
• Commission Date: 02/20/1900

Henry Franklin Severens in the Law School

• Name of School: Middlebury College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1857

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1859

Henry Franklin Severens Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Three Rivers, Michigan, 1860-1861
• Prosecutor, St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1861-1864
• Private practice, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1865-1886
• Land developer, Allegan County, Michigan

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