Oliver Booth Dickinson

Oliver Booth Dickinson (September 25, 1857 – September 16, 1939) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Oliver Booth Dickinson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
April 28, 1914 – September 16, 1939
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded bySeat established by 38 Stat. 283
Succeeded byGuy K. Bard
Personal details
Born
Oliver Booth Dickinson

(1857-09-25)September 25, 1857
Dayton, Ohio
DiedSeptember 16, 1939(1939-09-16) (aged 81)
EducationBucknell University (A.M.)
read law

Education and career

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Dickinson graduated from Bucknell University in 1877 and read law in 1878. He received an Artium Magister degree from Bucknell University in 1903. He was in private practice in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1878 to 1914.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 31, 1914, Dickinson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 38 Stat. 283. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1914, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death on September 16, 1939.[1]

References
  1. Oliver Booth Dickinson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 38 Stat. 283		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1914–1939		 Succeeded by
Guy K. Bard
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