Harry M. Clabaugh

Harry Morris Clabaugh (born July 16, 1856 in Cumberland , Maryland , †  March 6, 1914 in Washington, DC ) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appointment by President William McKinley , he served as a federal judge from 1899 until his death in 1914 .

Career

After graduating from high school, Harry Clabaugh attended the Law School of the University of Maryland in Baltimore , where he received his Bachelor of Laws in 1878 , after which he began practicing as a lawyer in Baltimore. From 1880 to 1904 he was based in Carroll County with his practice . Clabaugh chaired the Republican Party of Maryland between 1891 and 1899 . In 1895 he was elected Attorney General of his state; he held this post until 1899.

On February 21, 1899, Clabaugh was appointed by President McKinley to succeed Louis E. McComas, who was elected Senator for Maryland, as a judge in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia . After confirmation by the US Senate, which took place on March 2, he was able to take office. When the Chairman of that Tribunal, Edward Franklin Bingham , retired on April 30, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated Harry Clabaugh to succeed him. Since the congress was in the break, a recess appointment was used. Following the mandatory regular appointment on November 10 of that year, the Senate made the formal confirmation six days later. Clabaugh chaired the Federal Court for the Federal District prior to his death on March 6, 1914th He was succeeded by James Harry Covington .

Web links

• Harry M. Clabaugh in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
• Harry M. Clabaugh at The Political Graveyard
• Short biography (Engl.)