Joseph Cross (lawyer)
Joseph Cross (born December 29, 1843 in Morristown , New Jersey , † October 29, 1913 ) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appointment by President Theodore Roosevelt , he served as a federal judge in the Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1905 until his death in 1913 .
Career
After graduating from high school, Joseph Cross first attended Columbia Law School in New York before earning his Bachelor's (1865) and then his Master's (1868) at the College of New Jersey . In addition, he completed a classic training with a lawyer in 1868, after which he began to practice as a lawyer in Elizabeth in 1869 . He stayed there until 1905. During this time he was also politically active. Cross, a member of the Republican Party , was first from 1893 to 1895 an MP for Union County in the New Jersey General Assembly , which he chaired in his last year as speaker . From 1899 to 1905 he sat in the New Jersey Senate . In 1905, he also presided over this Chamber of Parliament as President. A first attempt to win the Senate presidency failed in 1902.
On March 13, 1905, Cross was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Roosevelt ; the corresponding seat had previously been newly established. After confirmation by the US Senate, which took place four days later, he was able to take office immediately. He died in office on October 29, 1913. He was succeeded by Thomas Griffith Haight .
Web links
- Joseph Cross in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- Joseph Cross at The Political Graveyard
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cross, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Morristown , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1913 |