Alston Gordon Dayton
Alston Gordon Dayton (1857-1920) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.[1]
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 7, 1905 to replace John Jay Jackson. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 30, 1920.[1] Dayton was succeeded in this position by William Eli Baker.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1878
- West Virginia University, A.B., 1878
- West Virginia University, M.A., 1880[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Philippi, West Virginia, 1878-1879
- Prosecuting attorney, Upshur County, West Virginia, 1879-1884
- Prosecuting attorney, Barbour County, West Virginia, 1884-1888
- Private practice, West Virginia, 1886-1895
- U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1895-1905[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of West Virginia
Dayton was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 7, 1905 to replace John Jay Jackson. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 30, 1920.[1] Dayton was succeeded in this position by William Eli Baker.
External links
- Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Judge Dayton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Dayton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: John Jay Jackson |
Northern District of West Virginia 1905–1920 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Eli Baker
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
