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Elliott Northcott
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Elliott Northcott served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Dec 15, 1927.
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge
- Confirmed
- Dec 15, 1927
- Born
- 1869
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitCalvin Coolidge · Dec 15, 1927 – Jan 3, 1946
Education
- University of Michigan Law School
- Read law1891
Career
Private practice, West Virginia, 1891-; City attorney, Huntington, West Virginia, 1897-1898; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1898-1905; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-1909, 1922-1927; Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, U.S. Department of State, 1909-1913; to Columbia, 1909-1911; to Nicaragua, 1911; to Venezuela, 1911-1913; Private practice, West Virginia, 1915-1922
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