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Edward Silsby Farrington

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Edward Silsby Farrington served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 10, 1907.

Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jan 10, 1907
Born
1856

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of NevadaTheodore Roosevelt · Jan 10, 1907 – Aug 31, 1929

Education

  • University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco)
  • Amherst CollegeA.B., 1880

Career

Private practice, Elko, Nevada, 1886-1907

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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