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Edmund Waddill Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1898–1921
Edmund Waddill Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Edmund Waddill Jr. (May 22, 1855 – April 9, 1931) was Virginia lawyer and Republican politician who became a United States representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district, as well as served as both a trial and appellate judge.
Education
- University of Virginia
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Career
Private practice, Hanover County, Virginia, 1877-1878; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1878-1880; Judge, Henrico County [Virginia] Court, 1880-1883; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1883-1885; State delegate, Virginia, 1886-1889; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1886; U.S. representative from Virginia, 1890-1891; Private practice, 1891-1908; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1925-1930
Biography
Edmund Waddill Jr. (May 22, 1855 – April 9, 1931) was Virginia lawyer and Republican politician who became a United States representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district, as well as served as both a trial and appellate judge.
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