Cornelius Holgate Hanford (April 21, 1849 – March 2, 1926) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Washington and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and was the only Judge to serve in the District of Washington and the first to serve in the Western District of Washington. Hanford resigned in the face of an impeachment investigation by the United States House of Representatives. He was the younger brother of the newspaper editor Thaddeus Hanford.
Cornelius Holgate Hanford
Washington Western District Court
Born 1849 in Winchester, IA
Died 1926 in Pierce County, WA
FJC ID: 968
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington1912–1926
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington Territory1875–1889
District of Washington TerritoryAssistant U.S. attorney · 1881–1886- Seattle, Washington TerritoryCity attorney · 1882–1885
- Territorial Council, Washington TerritoryMember · 1877–1878
Appointments
1905–1912 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Resignation- U.S. District Court for the District of Washington1890–1905 · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)Term ended: Reassignment
Education
- Read law1875