Elliott Northcott
Elliott Northcott (born April 26, 1869 in Clarksburg , West Virginia , † January 3, 1946 in Arcadia , Florida ) was an American lawyer and diplomat . He was the US envoy to several states; after his appeal by President Calvin Coolidge , he served from 1927 to 1939 as a federal judge on the federal appeals court for the fourth district.
Career
Elliott Northcott was the son of Robert Sanders Northcott, a Brevet - Brigadier General of the Union in the Civil War . His older brother William embarked on a political career and was, among other things, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois . The younger Northcott brother studied at the Law School of the University of Michigan and graduated as a lawyer in 1891, after which he practiced in this profession. From 1897 to 1898 he served as the Huntington city trial attorney , then until 1905 as the assistant federal attorney for the southern district of West Virginia. He then rose to become the chief federal attorney in the district. He held this position for the first time from 1905 to 1909, and later again between 1922 and 1927.
From 1900 Northcott was also politically active as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the party's State Executive Committee until 1908 , and from 1904 he took over the presidency of the Republicans at the state level. He did not hold an election office. On April 23, 1909, US President William Howard Taft appointed him US envoy to Colombia , whereupon he took up this post on August 13 of the same year. He stayed in Bogotá until September 1910 ; subsequently he headed the legation in Nicaragua (February to June 1911) and Venezuela (February 1912 to June 1913). He then returned to West Virginia and initially ran a private practice again.
On April 6, 1927, Northcott was appointed by President Coolidge to succeed John Carter Rose as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit , covering the states of Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Virginia and West Virginia. Since the congress was in the break, a recess appointment was used. The formal nomination was made on December 6 of the same year, after which the United States Senate confirmed Northcott's appointment nine days later and he could officially take office immediately. On October 15, 1939, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. His seat fell to Armistead Mason Dobie .
Elliott Northcott died on January 3, 1946 in a hospital in Arcadia of complications from pneumonia . He was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery , Huntington.
Web links
- Elliott Northcott in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Elliott Northcott at The Political Graveyard
- Elliott Northcott in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cleland Dawson |
US envoy in Bogotá August 13, 1909-16. September 1910 |
James T. DuBois |
| John H. Gregory |
US envoy in Managua February 21, 1911-23. June 1911 |
George T. Weitzel |
| John W. Garrett |
US envoy to Caracas February 14, 1912-3. June 1913 |
Preston Buford McGoodwin |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Northcott, Elliott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clarksburg , West Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1946 |
| Place of death | Arcadia , Florida |