About Oliver Booth Dickinson
Lived 1857 – 1939 (aged 81). Oliver Booth Dickinson was an American lawyer and judge.
Oliver Booth Dickinson (September 25, 1857 – September 16, 1939) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Dickinson graduated from Bucknell University in 1877 and read law in 1878. He received an Artium Magister degree from Bucknell University in 1903. He was in private practice in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1878 to 1914.
Federal judicial service
On March 31, 1914, Dickinson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 38 Stat. 283. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1914, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death on September 16, 1939.
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Who was Oliver Booth Dickinson?
United States federal judge (1857–1939)
When was Oliver Booth Dickinson born?
Oliver Booth Dickinson was born on 25 September 1857 in Dayton.
When did Oliver Booth Dickinson die?
Oliver Booth Dickinson died on 16 September 1939.
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Oliver Booth Dickinson was a lawyer and judge.
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Oliver Booth Dickinson was American.
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