Walter I. Smith
Walter I. Smith | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
In office January 31, 1911 – January 27, 1922 | |
Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | Willis Van Devanter |
Succeeded by | William S. Kenyon |
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | |
In office January 31, 1911 – December 31, 1911 | |
Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | Willis Van Devanter |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 9th district | |
In office December 3, 1900 – March 15, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Smith McPherson |
Succeeded by | William R. Green |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Inglewood Smith July 10, 1862 Council Bluffs, Iowa |
Died | January 27, 1922 Council Bluffs, Iowa | (aged 59)
Resting place | Fairview Cemetery Council Bluffs, Iowa |
Political party | Republican |
Education | read law |
Walter Inglewood Smith (July 10, 1862 – January 27, 1922) was a United States Representative from Iowa and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.
Education and career[]
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Smith attended the common schools.[1] He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practiced in Council Bluffs until 1890.[1] He served as Judge of the fifteenth judicial district of Iowa from 1890 to 1900.[1]
Congressional service[]
Smith was elected as a Republican to the 56th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Smith McPherson and on the same day was elected to the 57th United States Congress.[2] He was reelected to the 58th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from December 3, 1900, to March 15, 1911, when he resigned to accept an appointment on the bench.[2]
Federal judicial service[]
Smith was nominated by President William Howard Taft on January 17, 1911, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Willis Van Devanter.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1911, and received his commission the same day.[1] On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals.[2] His service terminated on January 27, 1922, due to his death in Council Bluffs.[1] He was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Walter Inglewood Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d "Walter Inglewood Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Sources[]
- "Walter Inglewood Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Walter Inglewood Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1862 births
- 1922 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by William Howard Taft
- 20th-century American judges
- Iowa Republicans
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives