Benjamin Horsley Littleton

Born in Weatherford, Texas, Littleton received a Bachelor of Laws from Cumberland School of Law (then part of Cumberland University, now part of Samford University) in 1914. He was in private practice in Tennessee from 1914 to 1918, and was then an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee from 1918 to 1921, a special attorney with the Office of the General Counsel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (now the Internal Revenue Service) in the United States Department of the Treasury from 1921 to 1924, a member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (now the United States Tax Court) from 1924 to 1927, and Chairman of the Board of Tax Appeals from 1927 to 1929.[1]

Littleton was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on October 17, 1929, to a seat on the Court of Claims (United States Court of Claims from June 25, 1948) vacated by Judge J. McKenzie Moss. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 6, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1958. His service terminated on July 6, 1966, due to his death in Washington, D.C.[1]

• "Littleton, Benjamin Horsley - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.