Francis Marion Wright

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Francis Marion Wright

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Prior offices
U.S. Court of Claims

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois

Francis Marion Wright (1844-1917) was a federal judge on the Court of Claims and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.

Wright was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Theodore Roosevelt, and received his commission on January 13, 1903. Later, he was nominated for the District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois, again by President Roosevelt. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 17th, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 15, 1917.

Education

  • 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, Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois, 1891-1897
  • Judge, Illinois Court of Appeals, 1897-1903
  • Judge, United States Court of Claims, Washington, DC, 1903-1905

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