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William Purrington Cole
Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1942–1952
William Purrington Cole , Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. William Purington Cole Jr. (May 11, 1889 – September 22, 1957) was an American jurist and politician. From 1927 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1942, Cole was a United States representative who represented the second district of Maryland. He later served as a judge of the United States Customs Court and as an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
Education
- Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland)B.S.C.E., 1910
Career
Private practice, Towson, Maryland, 1912-1917, 1919-1927, 1929-1931; U.S. Army captain, 1917-1919; U.S. representative from Maryland, 1927-1929, 1931-1942
Biography
William Purington Cole Jr. (May 11, 1889 – September 22, 1957) was an American jurist and politician. From 1927 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1942, Cole was a United States representative who represented the second district of Maryland. He later served as a judge of the United States Customs Court and as an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
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