Richard Smith Whaley (July 15, 1874 – November 8, 1951) was a United States representative from South Carolina and Chief Justice of the Court of Claims.
Richard Smith Whaley
Chief Judge — Court of Claims
Born 1874 in Charleston, SC
Died 1951 in Charleston, SC
FJC ID: 3273
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- District of Columbia Rent CommissionChairman · 1923–1925
- Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina1897–1913, 1921–1923
- U.S. representative from South Carolina1913–1921
- South CarolinaState representative · 1900–1913
- ↳speaker · 1907–1910
Appointments
- Court of ClaimsChief Justice1939–1951 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Death
- Court of Claims1930–1939 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
LL.B. · 1897