John Finis Philips

Judge John Finis Philips

Personal

Birthday:

12/31/1834

Birthplace:

Boone County, MO

Date of Death:

3/13/1919

Place of Death:

Hot Springs, AR

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Georgetown, Missouri, 1857-1861
U.S. Army colonel, 1861-1865
Private practice, Sedalia, Missouri, 1865-1880
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, 1868
Mayor, Sedalia, Missouri
U.S. representative from Missouri, 1875-1877; 1880-1881
Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1881-1882, 1910-1917
Commissioner, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1883-1885
Judge, Kansas City [Missouri] Court of Appeals, 1885-1888

Education

Name of School:

Centre College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1855

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1857

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Court Name:

Missouri Western District Court

President Nominating:

Grover Cleveland

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

06/25/1888

Termination Date:

6/25/1910

Termination Reason:

Retirement