William Mershon Lanning
Personal
Birthday:
1/1/1849
Birthplace:
Mercer County, NJ
Date of Death:
2/16/1912
Place of Death:
Trenton, NJ
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Trenton, New Jersey, 1880-
City solicitor, Trenton, New Jersey, 1884-1887
Judge, Trenton [New Jersey] City District Court, 1887-1891
U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1903-1904
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1880 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Court Name:
New Jersey District Court
President Nominating:
Theodore Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/13/1904
Termination Date:
5/24/1909
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
5/18/1909
Termination Date - Second:
12/31/1911
Termination Reason - Second:
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Court Name - Third:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Third:
5/18/1909
Termination Date - Third:
2/16/1912
Termination Reason - Third:
Death