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James Edmund Boyd
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
James Edmund Boyd served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Appointed by William McKinley and confirmed Jan 9, 1901.
- Appointed by
- William McKinley
- Confirmed
- Jan 9, 1901
- Born
- 1845
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North CarolinaWilliam McKinley · Jan 9, 1901 – Aug 21, 1935
Education
- Davidson College
- Read law1868
Career
Confederate Army private, Thirteenth North Carolina Infantry and First North Carolina Cavalry; Private practice, North Carolina, 1868-1880, 1885-1897; State representative, North Carolina, 1874-1875; Delegate, North Carolina constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1880-1885; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1897-1900
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