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George Washington English (May 9, 1866 – July 19, 1941) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Charged with abuse of power and other offenses, English was impeached by the United States House of Representatives on April 1, 1926, and resigned his position before proceedings could continue.[1]
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George English | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois | |
| In office May 3, 1918 – November 4, 1926 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Francis Marion Wright |
| Succeeded by | Fred Louis Wham |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1907–1912 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Washington English May 9, 1866 Vienna, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 1941 (aged 75) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Illinois Wesleyan University (LLB) |
Born on May 9, 1866, near Vienna, Illinois,[1] English received a Bachelor of Laws in 1891 from the now defunct law school at Illinois Wesleyan University.[1] He was chief deputy sheriff of Johnson County, Illinois from 1891 to 1892.[1] He entered private practice in Vienna from 1893 to 1912.[1] He served as city attorney of Vienna.[1] He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1907 to 1912.[1] He continued private practice in Centralia, Illinois from 1912 to 1914.[1] He was a special income tax attorney for the United States Department of the Treasury from 1914 to 1918.[1]
English was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on April 22, 1918, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Francis Marion Wright.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 3, 1918, and received his commission the same day.[1]
English's service terminated on November 4, 1926, due to his resignation, after being impeached by the United States House of Representatives on April 1, 1926.[1]
In March, 1926, the House Judiciary Committee voted 15–6 to recommend English's impeachment. A subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee was appointed to write articles of impeachment.[2] The House voted to impeach by a vote of 306–60, on April 1, 1926.[3]
The five articles of English's impeachment were:
An impeachment trial was preliminary begun, but ended before full-blown proceedings were initiated and without a verdict, with the Senate dismissing impeachment charges at the House's request after English resigned from his office.[3] He had been accused of abusive treatment of attorneys and litigants appearing before him.[3][5]
John T. Rogers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting with his coverage of the inquiry leading to English's impeachment.[6]
English died on July 19, 1941, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1] He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale.
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