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John Finis Philips
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri · 1888
John Finis Philips , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. John Finis Philips (December 31, 1834 – March 13, 1919) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Education
- Centre CollegeA.B., 1855
- Read law1857
Career
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
Biography
John Finis Philips (December 31, 1834 – March 13, 1919) was a United States representative from Missouri and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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