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Bennett Champ Clark

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Bennett Champ Clark served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Sep 24, 1945.

Appointed by
Harry S Truman
Confirmed
Sep 24, 1945
Born
1890

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitHarry S Truman · Sep 24, 1945 – Jul 13, 1954

Education

  • University of MissouriB.A., 1913
  • George Washington University Law SchoolLL.B., 1914

Career

Parliamentarian, U.S. House of Representatives, 1913-1917; U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1917-1919; Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1919-1932; U.S. senator from Missouri, 1933-1945

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