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Elliott Northcott

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927

Elliott Northcott , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Elliott Northcott (April 26, 1869 – January 3, 1946) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School
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Career

Private practice, West Virginia, 1891-; City attorney, Huntington, West Virginia, 1897-1898; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1898-1905; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-1909, 1922-1927; Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, U.S. Department of State, 1909-1913; to Columbia, 1909-1911; to Nicaragua, 1911; to Venezuela, 1911-1913; Private practice, West Virginia, 1915-1922

Biography

Elliott Northcott (April 26, 1869 – January 3, 1946) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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