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Fred Louis Wham

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois

Fred Louis Wham served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Mar 1, 1927.

Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge
Confirmed
Mar 1, 1927
Born
1884

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of IllinoisCalvin Coolidge · Mar 1, 1927 – Feb 2, 1967

Education

  • University of Illinois College of LawLL.B., 1909

Career

Private practice, Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1909-1915; Assistant solicitor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1915-1917; Private practice, Centralia, Illinois, 1917-1927

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

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