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Francis Marion Wright
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
Francis Marion Wright served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 17, 1905.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Mar 17, 1905
- Born
- 1844
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsTheodore Roosevelt · Jan 13, 1903 – Mar 15, 1905
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of IllinoisTheodore Roosevelt · Mar 17, 1905 – Jul 15, 1917
Education
- Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law)LL.B., 1867
Career
U.S. Army second lieutenant, 1861-1865; Private practice, Georgetown, Ohio, 1867-1868; Private practice, Urbana, Illinois, 1868-1891; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1891-1897; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1897-1903
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