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William Henry Hunt
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1904–1911
William Henry Hunt , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. William Henry Hunt (November 5, 1857 – February 4, 1949) was the governor of Puerto Rico, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana, associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals and a United States circuit judge of the United States Customs Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for…
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Private practice, Fort Benton, Montana Territory, 1880-1887; Collector of customs, Montana and Idaho Territories, 1881-1885; Delegate, Montana constitutional convention, 1884; Attorney general, Montana Territory, 1885-1887; State representative, Montana, 1889; Judge, Montana District Court, First Judicial District, 1889-1894; Justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1894-1900; Secretary, Puerto Rico, 1900-1901; Governor, Puerto Rico, 1901-1904; Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1928-1942
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William Henry Hunt (November 5, 1857 – February 4, 1949) was the governor of Puerto Rico, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana, associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals and a United States circuit judge of the United States Customs Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for…
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