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George Wesley Atkinson
Former judge · Court of Claims
George Wesley Atkinson served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 16, 1906.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jan 16, 1906
- Born
- 1845
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsTheodore Roosevelt · Jan 16, 1906 – Apr 16, 1916
Education
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityA.B., 1870
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityA.M., 1873
- Howard University Law DepartmentLL.B., 1874
Career
Assistant superintendent of public schools, Kanawha County, West Virginia, 1868-1870; Collector of tolls, Kanawha [West Virginia] River Board, 1869-1871; Postmaster, Charleston, West Virginia, 1871-1877; Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1875-1877; Editor, Wheeling [West Virginia] Standard, 1877-1878; Revenue agent, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1879-1881; U.S. marshal, District of West Virginia, 1881-1885; U.S. representative from West Virginia, 1890-1891; Editor, West Virginia Journal, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1891-1896; Private practice, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1891-1896; Governor, West Virginia, 1897-1901; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1901-1905
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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