William Purrington Cole
Personal
Birthday:
5/11/1889
Birthplace:
Towson, MD
Date of Death:
9/22/1957
Place of Death:
Baltimore, MD
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Towson, Maryland, 1912-1917, 1919-1927, 1929-1931
U.S. Army captain, 1917-1919
U.S. representative from Maryland, 1927-1929, 1931-1942
Education
Name of School:
Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland)
Degree:
B.S.C.E.
Degree Year:
1910 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Customs Court
President Nominating:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
5/14/1942
Termination Date:
7/9/1952
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
7/7/1952
Termination Date - Second:
9/22/1957
Termination Reason - Second:
Death