Francis Joseph Wing

Francis Joseph Wing (September 14, 1850 – February 2, 1918) was an American judge and lawyer. He was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Early life

Wing was born on September 14, 1850, in North Bloomfield, Ohio. His parents were Mary (née Brown) and Joseph Knowles Wing. He was educated at Phillips Academy.

Wign attended Harvard University from 1868 to 1871, leaving during his junior year.

Wing read law for a year with Caleb Blodgett at Boston, Massachusetts; Judge Buckingham of Newark, New Jersey; and Edward O. Fitch of Ashtabula, Ohio. Following his resignation from the federal bench, Wing resumed private practice in Cleveland.

Personal life

Wing married Mary Brackett Remington of Cleveland on September 25, 1878. They had three daughters, Virginia Remington, Marie Remington, and Stephanie Remington.

Wing died on February 2, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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