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William Nelson Runyon
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 1923
William Nelson Runyon , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. William Nelson Runyon (March 5, 1871 – November 9, 1931) was the acting governor of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Runyon was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on December 30, 1922, to a new seat created by 42 Stat.
Education
- Yale UniversityA.B., 1892
- New York Law SchoolLL.B., 1894
Career
Member, Plainfield [New Jersey] Common Council, 1897-98; Judge, Plainfield [New Jersey] Municipal Court, 1899-1910; State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1915-1917; State senator, New Jersey, 1918-1922; Acting governor, New Jersey, 1919-1920
Biography
William Nelson Runyon (March 5, 1871 – November 9, 1931) was the acting governor of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Runyon was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on December 30, 1922, to a new seat created by 42 Stat.
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