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Edward Silsby Farrington
Edward Silsby Farrington (1856-1929) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 19, 1906 to a seat vacated by Thomas Porter Hawley. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 1907, and received commission that same day.[1] He assumed senior status on April 30, 1928. He served until his death on August 31, 1929.
Early life and education
- University of California, Hastings College of Law
- Amherst College, A.B., 1880
Professional career
- Private practice, Elko, Nevada, 1886-1907
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Nevada
Farrington was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 19, 1906 to a seat vacated by Thomas Porter Hawley. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 1907, and received commission that same day.[1] He assumed senior status on April 30, 1928. He served until his death on August 31, 1929.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Porter Hawley |
District of Nevada 1907–1928 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Frank Herbert Norcross
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
