William Henry Hunt
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William Henry Hunt
Personal
Birthday:
11/5/1857
Birthplace:
New Orleans, LA
Date of Death:
2/4/1949
Place of Death:
Charlottesville, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Fort Benton, Montana Territory, 1880-1887
Collector of customs, Montana and Idaho Territories, 1881-1885
Delegate, Montana constitutional convention, 1884
Attorney general, Montana Territory, 1885-1887
State representative, Montana, 1889
Judge, Montana District Court, First Judicial District, 1889-1894
Justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1894-1900
Secretary, Puerto Rico, 1900-1901
Governor, Puerto Rico, 1901-1904
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1928-1942
Nominated to U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, January 5, 1910; nomination withdrawn by president, February 22, 1910
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1880 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Montana
Court Name:
Montana District Court
President Nominating:
Theodore Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
4/19/1904
Termination Date:
3/30/1910
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
Associate Judge, U. S. Court of Customs Appeals (later Customs and Patent Appeals)
Commission Date - Second:
3/30/1910
Termination Date - Second:
1/31/1911
Termination Reason - Second:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
Commission Date - Third:
2/8/1911
Termination Date - Third:
12/31/1911
Termination Reason - Third:
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Fourth:
Commerce Court
Commission Date - Fourth:
2/8/1911
Termination Date - Fourth:
12/13/1913
Termination Reason - Fourth:
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Fifth:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court Name - Fifth:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Fifth:
2/8/1911
Retirement from Active Service - Fifth:
1/31/1928
Termination Date - Fifth:
11/30/1928
Termination Reason - Fifth:
Retirement
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