William Lochren (April 3, 1832 – January 27, 1912) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
William Lochren
Born 1832 in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland)
Died 1912 in Minneapolis, MN
FJC ID: 1409
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 2/year
Minnesota District Court · 1896–1908
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Bureau of Pensions, U.S. Department of the InteriorCommissioner · 1893–1896
Judge · 1881–1893- Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota1864–1881
- Minneapolis, MinnesotaCity attorney · 1877–1878
- MinnesotaState senator · 1869–1870
U.S. Army lieutenant1861–1863- Private practice, St. Anthony, Minnesota1856–1861
- St. Anthony, MinnesotaAlderman
- St. Anthony, MinnesotaCity attorney
Appointments
- 1896–1908 · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- Read law1856