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Smith McPherson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa · 1900

Smith McPherson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Smith McPherson (February 14, 1848 – January 17, 1915) was a United States representative from Iowa and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Education

  • University of Iowa College of LawLL.B., 1870

Career

Private practice, Red Oak, Iowa, 1870-1874, 1885-1899; District attorney, Third Judicial District, Iowa, 1874-1880; Attorney general, State of Iowa, 1881-1885; U.S. representative from Iowa, 1899-1900

Biography

Smith McPherson (February 14, 1848 – January 17, 1915) was a United States representative from Iowa and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

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