About Solomon Hicks Bethea
Lived 1852 – 1909 (aged 57). Solomon Hicks Bethea was an American lawyer, judge and politician.
Solomon Hicks Bethea (May 18, 1852 – August 3, 1909) was an American attorney, politician and judge. He was appointed United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois by Theodore Roosevelt. He also served as United States Attorney for the same district, was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for one term, and was Mayor of Dixon, Illinois.
Career Born in Lee County, Illinois, Bethea read law in 1876.
He was in private practice in Dixon, Illinois, from 1877 to 1898. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1882 to 1883 and Mayor of Dixon. He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1899 to 1905.
Bethea was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 18, 1905, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Christian Cecil Kohlsaat. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 18, 1905, and received his commission the same day.
Death Bethea died on August 3, 1909.
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Who was Solomon Hicks Bethea?
United States federal judge (1852–1909)
When was Solomon Hicks Bethea born?
Solomon Hicks Bethea was born on 18 May 1852 in Lee County.
When did Solomon Hicks Bethea die?
Solomon Hicks Bethea died on 3 August 1909 in Sterling, Illinois.
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Solomon Hicks Bethea was a lawyer, judge and politician.
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Solomon Hicks Bethea was American.
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