Elwood Hamilton
Personal
Birthday:
2/22/1883
Birthplace:
Benson, KY
Date of Death:
9/19/1945
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1905-1922
State representative, Kentucky, 1912-1914
Collector of internal revenue, State of Kentucky, 1917-1922
Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 1922-1935
Education
Name of School:
University of Louisville Law Department
Degree:
LL.B.
Degree Year:
1904 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
Court Name:
Kentucky Western District Court
President Nominating:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
6/20/1935
Termination Date:
4/1/1938
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
3/4/1938
Termination Date - Second:
9/19/1945
Termination Reason - Second:
Death