John W. English
American judge
About John W. English
Lived 1831 – 1916 (aged 84–85).
John W. English (February 1831 – July 18, 1916) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from January 1, 1889 to December 31, 1900. At the time of his death, he was the seniormost former living justice of the court.
English was a Democrat. Future justice George Poffenbarger studied law under English.
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American judge
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John W. English was born in 1831.
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John W. English died in 1916.
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