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Henry Franklin Severens

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1886–1900

Henry Franklin Severens , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Henry Franklin Severens (May 11, 1835 – June 8, 1923) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Education

  • Middlebury CollegeA.B., 1857
  • Read law1859

Career

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

Biography

Henry Franklin Severens (May 11, 1835 – June 8, 1923) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

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