George W. English

George Washington English (May 9, 1866 – July 19, 1941) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Charged with abuse of power and other offenses, English was impeached by the United States House of Representatives on April 1, 1926, and resigned his position before proceedings could continue.

Education and career

Born on May 9, 1866, near Vienna, Illinois, The House voted to impeach by a vote of 306–60, on April 1, 1926.

An impeachment trial was preliminarily begun, but ended before full-blown proceedings were initiated and without a verdict, with the Senate dismissing impeachment charges at the House's request after English resigned from his office. He had been accused of abusive treatment of attorneys and litigants appearing before him.

Coverage

John T. Rogers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting with his coverage of the inquiry leading to English's impeachment.

Death

English died on July 19, 1941, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale.