Francis Cabot Lowell (judge)
Francis Cabot Lowell | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
In office February 23, 1905 – March 6, 1911 | |
Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Seat established by 33 Stat. 611 |
Succeeded by | William Schofield |
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit | |
In office February 23, 1905 – March 6, 1911 | |
Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Seat established by 33 Stat. 611 |
Succeeded by | William Schofield |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office January 10, 1898 – April 15, 1905 | |
Appointed by | William McKinley |
Preceded by | Thomas Leverett Nelson |
Succeeded by | Frederic Dodge |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1895 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis Cabot Lowell January 7, 1855 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | March 6, 1911 Boston, Massachusetts | (aged 56)
Relatives | A. Lawrence Lowell |
Education | Harvard University (AB, LLB) |
Francis Cabot Lowell (January 7, 1855 – March 6, 1911) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Education and career[]
Born on January 7, 1855, in Boston, Massachusetts, Lowell received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1876 from Harvard College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1879 from Harvard Law School. He entered private practice in Boston from 1880 to 1898. He was private secretary to Justice Horace Gray of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1880 to 1882. He was a city councilman for Boston from 1889 to 1891. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1895.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
Lowell was nominated by President William McKinley on January 5, 1898, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge Thomas Leverett Nelson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 10, 1898, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 15, 1905, due to his elevation to the First Circuit.[1]
Lowell was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 15, 1905, to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit, to a new joint seat authorized by 33 Stat. 611. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 23, 1905, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 6, 1911, due to his death in Boston.[1]
Family and membership[]
For many years, Lowell was in partnership with his well-known cousin A. Lawrence Lowell.[citation needed] Francis Cabot Lowell was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1895.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Francis Cabot Lowell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "MemberListL". American Antiquarian Society.
Sources[]
- Francis Cabot Lowell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1855 births
- 1911 deaths
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States federal judges appointed by William McKinley
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
- 20th-century American judges
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Boston City Council members
- 19th-century American politicians
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society
- Harvard College alumni