Fred Louis Wham

Judge Fred Louis Wham

Personal

Birthday:

6/15/1884

Birthplace:

Marion County, IL

Date of Death:

2/2/1967

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1909-1915
Assistant solicitor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1915-1917
Private practice, Centralia, Illinois, 1917-1927

Education

Name of School:

University of Illinois College of Law

Established more than a century ago, the College shares the world-class reputation of the University of Illinois. One of 16 colleges, schools, and institutes on the University's flagship Urbana-Champaign campus, the law school is consistently ranked among the nation's top 10 public law schools and a peer of the nation's private elite. You'll find the College of Law to be a unique blend of tradition and innovation, attributes you might expect from a college sharing space with the birthplace of the light-emitting diode and the first graphical Web browser.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1909

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois

President Nominating:

Calvin Coolidge

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/1/1927

Retirement from Active Service:

3/3/1956

Termination Date:

2/2/1967

Termination Reason:

Death