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George Eddy Downey

Judge, Court of Claims · 1916

George Eddy Downey , Judge, Court of Claims. George Eddy Downey (July 11, 1860 – May 24, 1926) was an Indiana attorney, mayor and judge, and later a judge of the Court of Claims.

Education

  • Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University)B.A., 1880
  • Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University)M.A., 1883

Career

Private practice, Rising Sun, Indiana, 1881-1882, 1884-1886; Editor, Franklin Democrat, Brookville, Indiana, 1882-1884; Private practice, Aurora, Indiana, 1886; Mayor, Aurora, Indiana, 1894-1902; Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1903-1913; Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1913-1915

Biography

George Eddy Downey (July 11, 1860 – May 24, 1926) was an Indiana attorney, mayor and judge, and later a judge of the Court of Claims.

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