Edward Silsby Farrington
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Edward Silsby Farrington (September 6, 1856 – August 31, 1929) was a United States federal judge.
Biography
Born in Yreka, California, Farrington received an A.B. from Amherst College in 1880 and attended the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He was in private practice in Elko, Nevada from 1886 to 1907.
On December 19, 1906, Farrington was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Thomas P. Hawley. Farrington was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 10, 1907, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on April 30, 1928, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1929.
Sources
- Edward Silsby Farrington at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Categories:
- 1856 births
- 1929 deaths
- People from Yreka, California
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- United States district court judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
- 20th-century American judges
- Amherst College alumni
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni
- People from Elko, Nevada