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Jeter Connelly Pritchard

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Jeter Connelly Pritchard
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Prior offices:
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Years in office: 1904 - 1921

U.S. Circuit Courts for the 4th Circuit
Years in office: 1904 - 1911

United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Years in office: 1903 - 1904
Personal
Birthplace
Jonesborough, TN
Jeter Connelly Pritchard

Jeter Connelly Pritchard (1857-1921) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[1]

Fourth Circuit

Pritchard was nominated to the Fourth Circuit by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 27, 1904 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Henry Simonton. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 10, 1921.[1]

District of Columbia

Pritchard was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by President Theodore Roosevelt on November 10, 1903 to fill a seat vacated by Harry Clabaugh. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 16th, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until June 1, 1904.[1]

Education

Professional career

  • Private practice, Marshall, North Carolina, 1889-
  • Member, North Carolina Legislature, 1884, 1886, 1890
  • Candidate for state lieutenant governor, North Carolina, 1888
  • Candidate for U.S. Senate from North Carolina, 1891
  • Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina, 1892
  • U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1894-1903[1]

External links

  • Biography from the Documenting the American South website.


Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Harry Clabaugh
District of Columbia
1903–1904
Succeeded by:
Wendell Phillips Stafford
Preceded by:
Charles Henry Simonton
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
1904–1921
Succeeded by:
Edmund Waddill