Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe
Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe (born February 8, 1874 in San Bernardino , California , † October 30, 1938 in Crestline , California) was an American lawyer . After his appointment by President Woodrow Wilson , he served as a federal judge in the federal district court for the southern district of California from 1914 until his resignation in 1925 .
Career
After graduating from school, Benjamin Bledsoe completed an education in law by 1896 . In the same year he received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University . He then practiced as a lawyer in his hometown of San Bernardino until 1910, during which time he was appointed a judge at a Superior Court in California in 1900. He worked at this court until 1914.
On September 30, 1914, Bledsoe was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California by President Wilson ; so he took over a previously newly established seat. After confirmation by the US Senate , which took place on October 16 of the same year, he was able to take office immediately. Bledsoe, a Democrat , resigned on March 24, 1925 to run for mayor of Los Angeles . However, he lost with 42:51 percent of the vote against the Republican incumbent George E. Cryer . Benjamin Bledsoe then ran a law practice in Los Angeles until his death on October 30, 1938. He was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale .
Web links
- Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe at The Political Graveyard
- Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bledsoe, Benjamin Franklin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Bernardino , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1938 |
| Place of death | Crestline , California |