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Edwin Ruthven Holmes
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918–1936
Edwin Ruthven Holmes , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Edwin Ruthven Holmes (October 1, 1878 – December 10, 1961) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Education
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B.,
- Millsaps College1896
- University of Mississippi1899
Career
Private practice, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1900-1918; Mayor, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1904-1908
Biography
Edwin Ruthven Holmes (October 1, 1878 – December 10, 1961) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
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