William Cather Hook
Personal
Birthday:
9/24/1857
Birthplace:
Waynesburg, PA
Date of Death:
8/11/1921
Place of Death:
Sayner, WI
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1878-1899
City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas
City legal advisor, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1889-1895
Education
Name of School:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
An education at Washington University School of Law provides the opportunity to combine outstanding teaching and a mastery of the fundamentals necessary for the practice of law.
Degree:
LL.B.
Degree Year:
1878 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Kansas
Court Name:
Kansas District Court
President Nominating:
William McKinley
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
01/31/1899
Termination Date:
12/1/1903
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
11/17/1903
Termination Date - Second:
12/31/1911
Termination Reason - Second:
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court Name - Third:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Third:
11/17/1903
Termination Date - Third:
8/11/1921
Termination Reason - Third:
Death