Edward Whitson

Edward N. Whitson (October 6, 1852 – October 15, 1910) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

For the Wisconsin politician, see Edward W. Whitson.
Edward N. Whitson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office
March 14, 1905 – October 15, 1910
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 33 Stat. 824
Succeeded byFrank H. Rudkin
Personal details
Born
Edward N. Whitson

(1852-10-06)October 6, 1852
Linn County, Oregon Territory
DiedOctober 15, 1910(1910-10-15) (aged 58)
Educationread law

Education and career

Born in Linn County, Oregon Territory, (now Oregon) (some sources say Salem, in Marion County, Oregon Territory),[1][2] Whitson was an auditor in Yakima County, Washington Territory (State of Washington from November 11, 1889) from 1875 to 1876, and a member of the Washington Territorial Legislature from 1877 to 1878. He read law to enter the bar in 1879, and was Mayor of North Yakima (now Yakima), Washington Territory from 1886 to 1888, also maintaining a private practice.[2]

Federal judicial service

On March 10, 1905, Whitson was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington created by 33 Stat. 824. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[2] Whitson served in that capacity until his death on October 15, 1910, after suffering attacks of paralysis.[1]

References
  1. "U. S. Circuit Judge of Washington State Dies". Los Angeles Herald. October 16, 1910. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection, Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside.
  2. Edward Whitson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 33 Stat. 824		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
1905–1910		 Succeeded by
Frank H. Rudkin
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