Solomon Hicks Bethea
Solomon Hicks Bethea (1852-1909) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 18, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Christian Cecil Kohlsaat. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 18, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 3, 1909.[1] Bethea was succeeded in this position by George Albert Carpenter.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1876[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Dixon, Illinois, 1877-1898
- Member, Illinois State Legislature, 1882-1883
- Mayor, Dixon, Illinois
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1899-1905[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
Bethea was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 18, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Christian Cecil Kohlsaat. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 18, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 3, 1909.[1] Bethea was succeeded in this position by George Albert Carpenter.
External links
- Obituary from The New York Times, published 1909
- Judge Bethea's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Bethea's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Christian Cecil Kohlsaat |
Northern District of Illinois 1905–1909 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: George Albert Carpenter
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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 | |||
