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F. Dickinson Letts
U.S. Congressman and federal judge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fred Dickinson Letts (April 26, 1875 – January 19, 1965) was a United States representative from Iowa, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Quick Facts Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ...
F. Dickinson Letts | |
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![]() From a November 1924 Republican Party ad published in the Davenport, Iowa Daily Times. | |
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 31, 1961 – January 19, 1965 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office 1958–1959 | |
Preceded by | Bolitha James Laws |
Succeeded by | David Andrew Pine |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 5, 1931 – May 31, 1961 | |
Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | Wendell Phillips Stafford |
Succeeded by | William Blakely Jones |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | |
Preceded by | Harry E. Hull |
Succeeded by | Bernhard M. Jacobsen |
Personal details | |
Born | Fred Dickinson Letts (1875-04-26)April 26, 1875 Ainsworth, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | January 19, 1965(1965-01-19) (aged 89) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Ainsworth Cemetery Ainsworth, Iowa |
Political party | Republican |
Relatives | Lester J. Dickinson |
Education | Parsons College (B.S.) University of Iowa College of Law (LL.B.) |
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