Nathan Goff
Nathan Goff (1843-1920) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.[1]
He was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on December 16, 1891. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1892, and received commission that same day. He resigned on March 31, 1913.[1]
Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1866[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1861-1865
- Editor, Clarksburg Telegraph, 1866-
- Private practice, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1866-1867
- West Virginia state representative, 1867-1868
- U.S. Attorney for the District of West Virginia, 1868-1881
- U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1881
- U.S. Attorney for the District of West Virginia, 1881-1882
- U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1883-1889
- Republican candidate for State Governor, West Virginia, 1888
- Private practice, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1889-1892
- Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1893
- U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1913-1918[1]
External links
- Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Goff's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1892–1913 |
Succeeded by: Charles Albert Woods
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| 1889 | |||
| 1890 |
Brown • Bryant • Caldwell • Edgerton • Green • Ham • Hanford • Hawley • Jewell • Knowles • Ricks • Riner • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Swayne • Thomas • Tichenor • Wilkinson • Williams | ||
| 1891 |
Acheson • Aldrich • Lunt • Putnam • Reed • Swan | ||
| 1892 |
Baker • Beatty • Buffington • Dallas • Gilbert • Goff • Grosscup • McCormick • McKenna • Morrow • Niles • Peelle • Rector • Sanborn • Shipman • Shiras • Taft • Townsend • Woolson • Woods | ||
| 1893 | |||
