Oliver Booth Dickinson

Oliver Booth Dickinson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office April 28, 1914 – September 16, 1939
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Seat established by 38 Stat. 283
Succeeded by	Guy K. Bard
Personal details
Born	Oliver Booth Dickinson (1857-09-25)September 25, 1857 Dayton, Ohio
Died	September 16, 1939(1939-09-16) (aged 81)
Education	Bucknell University (A.M.) read law

Oliver Booth Dickinson (September 25, 1857 – September 16, 1939) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Dickinson graduated from Bucknell University in 1877 and read law in 1878. He received an Artium Magister degree from Bucknell University in 1903. He was in private practice in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1878 to 1914.

Federal judicial service

On March 31, 1914, Dickinson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 38 Stat. 283. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1914, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death on September 16, 1939.

Sources

• Oliver Booth Dickinson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.