Henry Franklin Severens

Henry Franklin Severens (May 11, 1835 – June 8, 1923) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Henry Franklin Severens
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
February 20, 1900  October 3, 1911
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byWilliam Howard Taft
Succeeded byArthur Carter Denison
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
In office
February 20, 1900  October 3, 1911
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byWilliam Howard Taft
Succeeded byArthur Carter Denison
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office
May 25, 1886  March 16, 1900
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded bySolomon Lewis Withey
Succeeded byGeorge P. Wanty
Personal details
Born
Henry Franklin Severens

(1835-05-11)May 11, 1835
Rockingham, Vermont
DiedJune 8, 1923(1923-06-08) (aged 88)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
EducationMiddlebury College (AB)
read law

Education and career

Born in Rockingham, Vermont, Severens received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Middlebury College in 1857 and read law to enter the bar in 1859. He was in private practice in Three Rivers, Michigan from 1860 to 1861. He was prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County, Michigan from 1861 to 1864, returning to private practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1865 to 1886. During that time, he was also land developer in Allegan County, Michigan.[1]

Federal judicial service

Severens was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on May 14, 1886, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by Judge Solomon Lewis Withey. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 25, 1886, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 16, 1900, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[1]

Severens was nominated by President William McKinley on February 6, 1900, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge William Howard Taft. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1900, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 3, 1911, due to his resignation.[1]

Death

Severens died on June 8, 1923, in Kalamazoo.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Solomon Lewis Withey
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
1886–1900
Succeeded by
George P. Wanty
Preceded by
William Howard Taft
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
1900–1911
Succeeded by
Arthur Carter Denison
Preceded by
William Howard Taft
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1900–1911
Succeeded by
Arthur Carter Denison
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