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Benjamin Horsley Littleton

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Benjamin Horsley Littleton
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
U.S. Court of Claims
Years in office: 1958 - 1966

Years in office: 1929 - 1958
Personal
Birthplace
Weatherford, TX

Benjamin Horsley Littleton (1889-1966) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Littleton was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Herbert Hoover. He was commissioned on November 6, 1929. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1958 and served in that capacity until his death on July 6, 1966.[1]

Education

  • Cumberland University, LL.B., 1914

Professional career

  • Private practice, 1914-1918
  • Assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1918-1921
  • Special attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, 1921-1924
  • Member, Board of Wax Appeals, 1924-1927
  • Chairman, Board of Wax Appeals, 1927-1929

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