Loyal Edwin Knappen

Judge Loyal Edwin Knappen

Personal

Birthday:

1/27/1854

Birthplace:

Hastings, MI

Date of Death:

5/14/1930

Place of Death:

Grand Rapids, MI

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Hastings, Michigan, 1875-1888
Prosecutor, Barry County, Michigan, 1879-1883
Commissioner, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1880-1888
Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1888-1906

Education

Name of School:

University of Michigan

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1873

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1875

Name of School - Third:

University of Michigan

Degree - Third:

M.A.

Degree Year - Third:

1876

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

Court Name:

Michigan Western District Court

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/10/1906

Termination Date:

2/8/1910

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit

Commission Date - Second:

1/31/1910

Termination Date - Second:

12/31/1911

Termination Reason - Second:

Abolition of Court

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

1/31/1910

Retirement from Active Service - Third:

4/15/1924

Termination Date - Third:

5/14/1930

Termination Reason - Third:

Death