Cornelius Holgate Hanford

Judge Cornelius Holgate Hanford

Personal

Birthday:

4/21/1849

Birthplace:

Winchester, IA

Date of Death:

3/2/1926

Place of Death:

Pierce County, WA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Commissioner, U.S. District Court, District of Washington Territory, 1875-1876
Private practice, Seattle, Washington Territory, 1875-1889
Member, Territorial Council, Washington Territory, 1877-1878
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Washington Territory, 1881-1886
City attorney, Seattle, Washington Territory, 1882-1885
Chief justice, Supreme Court of Washington Territory, 1889
Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 1912-1926

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1875

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Washington

President Nominating:

Benjamin Harrison

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

02/25/1890

Termination Date:

3/2/1905

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Washington

Court Name - Second:

Washington Western District Court

Commission Date - Second:

3/2/1905

Termination Date - Second:

8/5/1912

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation