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Francis Marion Wright

Francis Marion Wright

Born 1844 in Adams County, OH

Died 1917 in Urbana, IL

FJC ID: 2660

Francis Marion Wright (August 5, 1844 – July 15, 1917) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois and previously was a judge of the Court of Claims.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Illinois Appellate Court
    Judge · 1897–1903
  2. Illinois Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit
    Judge · 1891–1897
  3. Private practice, Urbana, Illinois
    1868–1891
  4. Private practice, Georgetown, Ohio
    1867–1868
  5. U.S. Army second lieutenant
    1861–1865

Appointments

  1. District Court, E.D. Illinois
    District Court, E.D. Illinois
    1905–1917
    Term ended: ded
  2. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
    1905–1917 · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  3. Court of Claims
    1903–1905 · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
  4. United States Court of Claims
    1903–1905
    Term ended: other_pos

Education

  1. Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law)
    LL.B. · 1867