Frederick Lincoln Siddons

Frederick Lincoln Siddons (November 21, 1864 – June 19, 1931) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Education and career

He was born on November 21, 1864, in London, England, and baptized at St Michael's, Highgate. The parents were named as James Henry Siddons (who was actually Joachim Hayward Stocqueler) and Mary Agnes (née Cameron), a performer, who were not married until 1870.

Siddons received a Bachelor of Laws in 1887 and a Master of Laws in 1888, both from Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School). He was employed with the United States Department of the Treasury starting in 1888. He entered private practice in Washington, D.C. starting in 1890. He was a Professor of Law at National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School) from 1898. He was a member of the Commission on Uniform State Laws for the District of Columbia.

Federal judicial service

Siddons was a United States Commissioner for the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from 1913 to 1915.