Henry Groves Connor
| Henry Groves Connor | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | William Howard Taft |
| Active: | 5/25/1909 - 11/23/1924 |
| Preceded by: | Thomas Richard Purnell |
| Succeeded by: | Isaac Melson Meekins |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1852 |
| Deceased: | 1924 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1871) |
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Henry Groves Connor (1852-1924) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[1]
He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on May 10, 1909 to fill a seat vacated by Thomas Richard Purnell. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 25, 1909, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on November 23, 1924.[1] Connor was succeeded in this position by Thomas Richard Purnell.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1871[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Wilson, North Carolina, 1871-1885
- North Carolina state senator, 1885
- Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1885-1893
- Private practice, Wilson, North Carolina, 1893-1903
- North Carolina state representative, 1899-1901
- Speaker of state house, 1901
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1903-1909[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of North Carolina
Connor was nominated by President William Howard Taft on May 10, 1909 to fill a seat vacated by Thomas Richard Purnell. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 25, 1909, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on November 23, 1924.[1] Connor was succeeded in this position by Thomas Richard Purnell.
External links
- Biography from Documenting the American South.
- Judge Connor's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Connor's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Richard Purnell |
Eastern District of North Carolina 1909–1924 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Isaac Melson Meekins |
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans • | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | James Gates • William Webb • Robert Jones, Jr. • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Washington Brooks • Augustus Sherrill Seymour • Thomas Richard Purnell • Henry Groves Connor • Isaac Melson Meekins • Algernon Butler • Franklin Dupree • Donnell Gilliam • John Larkins • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Louise Flanagan • Earl Britt • James Fox • Terrence Boyle • Algernon Butler • Franklin Dupree • John Larkins • | ||
