Elisha Hume Brewster
Elisha Hume Brewster (born September 10, 1871 in Worthington , Hampshire County , Massachusetts , † April 29, 1946 in Springfield , Massachusetts) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appeal by President Warren G. Harding , he served as a federal judge in the federal district court for the Massachusetts District from 1922 to 1941 .
Career
Elisha Brewster was the son of Charles and Celina Brewster. After finishing school, he attended Boston University and acquired in 1896 at the city's Law School to Bachelor of Laws . In the same year he began to practice as a lawyer. He pursued this activity until 1922. From 1902 to 1904 he was a Republican MP in the Massachusetts House of Representatives .
On September 20, 1922, Brewster was appointed by President Harding to judge the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ; so he took over a previously newly established seat. Confirmation by the United States Senate took place two days later, whereupon he could take up his judicial office. He exercised it until October 14, 1941, when he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. He was succeeded by Arthur Daniel Healey . Elisha Brewster died in Springfield on April 29, 1946 and was buried in the Worthington Center Cemetery in his native town.
Web links
- Elisha Hume Brewster in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Elisha Hume Brewster in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- Elisha Hume Brewster at The Political Graveyard
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| SURNAME | Brewster, Elisha Hume |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Worthington , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1946 |
| Place of death | Springfield , Massachusetts |