John Finis Philips
Personal
Birthday:
12/31/1834
Birthplace:
Boone County, MO
Date of Death:
3/13/1919
Place of Death:
Hot Springs, AR
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Georgetown, Missouri, 1857-1861
U.S. Army colonel, 1861-1865
Private practice, Sedalia, Missouri, 1865-1880
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, 1868
Mayor, Sedalia, Missouri
U.S. representative from Missouri, 1875-1877; 1880-1881
Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1881-1882, 1910-1917
Commissioner, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1883-1885
Judge, Kansas City [Missouri] Court of Appeals, 1885-1888
Education
Name of School:
Centre College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1855
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1857 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Court Name:
Missouri Western District Court
President Nominating:
Grover Cleveland
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
06/25/1888
Termination Date:
6/25/1910
Termination Reason:
Retirement