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Francis Marion Wright

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois · 1903–1905

Francis Marion Wright , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Francis Marion Wright (August 5, 1844 – July 15, 1917) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois and previously was a judge of the Court of Claims.

Education

  • Cincinnati Law School (now University of Cincinnati College of Law)LL.B., 1867

Career

U.S. Army second lieutenant, 1861-1865; Private practice, Georgetown, Ohio, 1867-1868; Private practice, Urbana, Illinois, 1868-1891; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1891-1897; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1897-1903

Biography

Francis Marion Wright (August 5, 1844 – July 15, 1917) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois and previously was a judge of the Court of Claims.

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