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Fred Louis Wham

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Fred Louis Wham
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
March 3, 1956 – February 2, 1967
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
1949–1956
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byCasper Platt
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
March 1, 1927 – March 3, 1956
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byGeorge W. English
Succeeded byWilliam George Juergens
Personal details
Born
Fred Louis Wham

(1884-06-15)June 15, 1884
Marion County, Illinois
DiedFebruary 2, 1967(1967-02-02) (aged 82)
EducationUniversity of Illinois College of Law (LL.B.)

Fred Louis Wham (June 15, 1884 – February 2, 1967) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.

Education and career

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Born in Marion County, Illinois, Wham received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1909. He was in private practice in Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Arkansas from 1909 to 1915. He was an Assistant Solicitor in the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. from 1915 to 1917. He was in private practice in Centralia, Illinois from 1917 to 1927.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On February 26, 1927, Wham was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois vacated by Judge George W. English. Wham was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1927, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1949 to 1956, assuming senior status on March 3, 1956, and serving in that capacity until his death on February 2, 1967.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
1927–1956
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
1949–1956
Succeeded by