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Charles Fletcher Johnson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917

Charles Fletcher Johnson , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Charles Fletcher Johnson (February 14, 1859 – February 15, 1930) was a United States senator from Maine and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Johnson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 1, 1917, to a seat vacated by William LeBaron Putnam. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1917, and received commission the same day.

Education

  • Bowdoin CollegeA.B., 1879
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Career

Private practice, Waterville, Maine, 1886-1911; Mayor, Waterville, Maine, 1893; State representative, Maine, 1905, 1907; U.S. senator from Maine, 1911-1917

Biography

Charles Fletcher Johnson (February 14, 1859 – February 15, 1930) was a United States senator from Maine and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Johnson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 1, 1917, to a seat vacated by William LeBaron Putnam. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1917, and received commission the same day.

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