About W. H. Seward Thomson
Lived 1856 – 1932 (aged 75). W. H. Seward Thomson was an American lawyer and judge.
W. H. Seward Thomson (December 16, 1856 – November 29, 1932) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Thomson attended Washington and Jefferson College, and Marshall College (now Marshall University) in Huntington, West Virginia before reading law to enter the bar in 1880. He was in private practice in Beaver, Pennsylvania from 1881 to 1894, and then in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until 1914.
Federal judicial service
On July 7, 1914, Thomson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge James Scott Young. Thomson was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1914, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on February 21, 1928, serving in that capacity until his death on November 29, 1932.
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Who was W. H. Seward Thomson?
United States federal judge (1856-1932)
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W. H. Seward Thomson was born on 16 December 1856 in Beaver County.
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W. H. Seward Thomson died on 29 November 1932.
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W. H. Seward Thomson was a lawyer and judge.
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W. H. Seward Thomson was American.
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