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Charles Nelson Pray

Charles Nelson Pray

Montana District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Born 1868 in Potsdam, NY

Died 1963 in Great Falls, MT

FJC ID: 1932

Charles Nelson Pray (April 6, 1868 – September 12, 1963) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a United States representative from Montana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Great Falls, Montana
    1914–1924
  2. U.S. representative from Montana
    1907–1913
  3. Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Montana
    1912
  4. Private practice, Fort Benton, Montana
    1896–1906
  5. Twelfth Judicial District (Chouteau County), Montana
    Prosecutor · 1899–1906
  6. Twelfth Judicial District (Chouteau County), Montana
    Assistant prosecutor · 1897–1898
  7. Private practice, Chicago, Illinois
    1893–1895

Appointments

  1. Montana District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of MontanaChief Judge
    1924–1963 · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Middlebury College
  2. Chicago College of Law (now Chicago-Kent College of Law)
    LL.B. · 1891