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Alston Gordon Dayton
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Alston Gordon Dayton served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 14, 1905.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Mar 14, 1905
- Born
- 1857
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West VirginiaTheodore Roosevelt · Mar 14, 1905 – Jul 30, 1920
Education
- Read law1878
- West Virginia UniversityA.B., 1878
- West Virginia UniversityM.A., 1880
Career
Private practice, Philippi, West Virginia, 1878-1879; Prosecutor, Upshur County, West Virginia, 1879-1884; Prosecutor, Barbour County, West Virginia, 1884-1888; Private practice, West Virginia, 1886-1895; U.S. representative from West Virginia, 1895-1905
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