Francis Marion Wright

1844–1917 · Adams County, OH

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Court of ClaimsJudgeTheodore Roosevelt (Republican)Jan 13, 1903Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Mar 15, 1905
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of IllinoisJudgeTheodore Roosevelt (Republican)Mar 17, 1905Death, Jul 15, 1917

Education

  • Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law), LL.B., 1867

Professional 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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