Fenton Whitlock Booth (May 12, 1869 – July 26, 1947) was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and later chief justice of the Court of Claims.
Education and career
Born on May 12, 1869, in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois,[1] Booth attended DePauw University,[1] where he was a member of Delta Upsilon,[citation needed] and received a Bachelor of Laws in 1892 from the University of Michigan Law School.[1] He entered private practice in Marshall from 1892 to 1905.[1] He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1896 to 1898.[1] He was a delegate to the 1904 Republican National Convention.[2] He was dean of Howard University Law School from 1922 to 1930.[1] He was a professor at the National University Law School (now George Washington University Law School) from 1931 to 1938.[3] He was a professor at Southeastern University in Washington, D.C.[1] He refused to accept remuneration for any of his academic service.[4] He was Chairman of Board #10 of the Office of Price Administration in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]
Federal judicial service
Booth was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1905, to a seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Judge Francis Marion Wright.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on April 23, 1928, due to his elevation to be Chief Justice of the same court.[1]
Booth was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on April 18, 1928, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Chief Justice Edward Kernan Campbell.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on April 18, 1928, and received his commission the same day.[1] He assumed senior status on June 15, 1939.[1] His service terminated on July 26, 1947, due to his death in Indianapolis.[2]
Personal
Booth was the nephew of California political figure Newton Booth.[2] He married Mabel Dana on December 17, 1893.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Booth, Fenton Whitlock - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ a b c d Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Booth". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ Alfred Findlay Mason, Samuel Epes Turner, American Law School Review (1934), p. 86.
- ^ Marion Tinsley Bennett, Wilson Cowen, Philip Nichols, The United States Court of Claims: The Judges, 1855-1976 (1978), p. 104.
Sources
- "Booth, Fenton Whitlock - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.