Marion De Vries

Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from California, a Member and President of the Board of General Appraisers and an Associate Judge and later Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.

Education and career

Born on August 15, 1865, on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, California, De Vries attended the public schools. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1886 from San Joaquin Valley College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1888 from University of Michigan Law School. rising to the rank of major and signal officer on the staff of general James Budd.

Congressional service

De Vries was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 55th and 56th United States Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900, when he resigned to accept a federal judgeship.