Roy Winfield Harper

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Roy Winfield Harper
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Title:   Former Federal Judge
Position:   Seat #4
Service:
Appointed by:   Harry S Truman
Active:   2/2/1949 - 1/5/1971
Chief:   1959 - 1971
Senior:   1/5/1971 - 2/13/1994
Preceded by:   John Caskie Collet
Succeeded by:   Harris Wangelin
Past post:   Western District of Missouri
Past term:   2/2/1949 - 2/13/1994
Personal History
Born:   July 26, 1905
Home State:   Gibson, MO
Deceased:   February 13, 1994
Bachelors:   U. of Missouri, A.B., 1929
Law School:   U. of Missouri School of Law, LL.B., 1929
Military service:   U.S. Army Air Corps 1942 - 1945

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"Roy" Winfield Harper was a federal judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He joined both courts in 1947 after being nominated by President Harry Truman.

Early life and education

He was born on July 26, 1905 in Dunklin County, Gibson, Missouri, and died on February 13, 1994 in Saint Louis County, Chesterfield, Missouri.[1] He was the oldest child of Marvin H. Harper, Sr. and Minnie Belle Brooks. He married Ruth Butt on July 30, 1941 in Missouri, daughter of Arthur Butt and Sara Ray. She was born on December 31, 1913 in Mississippi County, Blytheville, Arkansas, and died February 4, 2007 in Saint Louis County, Saint Louis, Missouri. A funeral service for Roy Winfield Harper was held at 11:00 a.m. on February 16, 1994 at the Ladue Chapel located at 9450 Clayton Road in Saint Louis County, Saint Louis, Missouri. Graveside services were held on February 17, 1994 at Mount Zion Cemetery in Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri with Reverend Tom Zych officiating. Burial was on February 17, 1994 in the Harper burial site at Mount Zion Cemetery in Pemiscot County, Steele, Missouri.

  • University of Missouri, A.B., 1929
  • University of Missouri School of Law, LL.B., 1929

Professional career

  • 1905 (July 26) - Born, Gibson, Missouri
  • 1929 - Received A.B. and LL.B. degrees, University of Missouri
  • 1929-1930 - Lawyer for Shell Oil, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1931-1934 - Private Practice in Steele, Missouri
  • 1934 - Democratic County Chairman, Pemiscot County, Missouri
  • 1934-1947 - Member of the firm Ward & Reeves in Caruthersville, Missouri
  • 1940 - Chairman, State Offices, Harry S. Truman for U.S. Senator Renomination and Election Committee
  • 1941 (July 30) - Married Ruth Butt
  • 1942-1945 - Served in 35th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, rising to the rank of colonel
  • 1946-1947 - Chairman of the Missouri State Democratic Committee
  • 1947-1991 - U.S. District Judge, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
  • 1959-1970 - Chief Judge, Eastern District of Missouri
  • 1971-1991 - Senior Judge, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
  • 1994 (February 13) - Died, Chesterfield, Missouri
  • Attorney, Real Estate Appraisal Division, Shell Oil Company, 1929-1931
  • Private practice, Steele, Missouri, 1931-1934
  • Private practice, Caruthersville, Missouri, 1934-1947
  • U.S. Army Air Corps Major, 1942-1945

Judicial career

Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri Received a recess appointment from Harry S Truman on August 7, 1947, to a seat vacated by John Caskie Collet;[1] nominated on November 24, 1947; Service terminated on December 19, 1947, after nomination was not confirmed by the Senate.


Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Received a recess appointment from Harry S Truman on December 20, 1947, to a seat vacated by Roy Winfield Harper. Service terminated on June 22, 1948, after nomination was not confirmed by the Senate.


Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri Received a recess appointment from Harry S Truman on June 22 1948, to a seat vacated by Roy Winfield Harper; nominated on January 13, 1949; Confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1949, and received commission on February 2, 1949. Assumed senior status on January 5, 1971. Service terminated on February 13, 1994, due to death.


Judge Manuscript Information

Harper, "Roy" Winfield

  • U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri (1947-1947)
  • U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (1947-1947)
  • U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri (1947-1948)
  • U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (1947-1948)
  • U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri (1948-1994)
  • U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (1948-1994)

Missouri Historical Society St. Louis, Mo. Roy W. Harper family papers, 1950-1990. 7 boxes; collection contains case files, printed opinions, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers. The collection remained unprocessed as of August 1997.

University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection Columbia, Mo.

Paul Caruthers Jones papers, 1943-1969; 60 ft.; finding aid; 13 folders pertaining to Harper.

Forrest Smith papers, 1940-1953; 6,658 folders, 11 vols., and 8 card files; finding aid; represented.

George A. Spencer papers, 1948-1960; 653 folders, 9 boxes, and 1 vol.; finding aid; restricted; represented.

External links

1. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm- catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Blytheville Ward 2, Mississippi, Arkansas, ED , roll , page , image 1002.

2. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, ED 14, roll 85, page , image 380.0.

3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm- catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Blytheville Ward 2, Mississippi, Arkansas, ED , roll , page , image 1002.

4. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, ED 14, roll 85, page , image 380.0.

5. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

6. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm- catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing. Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, ED , roll , page , image 145.

7. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. 8. Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007, Online publication - Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Compiled from various U.S. public records.

9. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

10. http://www.harpersinmissouri.com/Page9.html

11. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetMan?jid=2689

12. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/PM.html

13. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2689&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na

14. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=2689&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na

15. http://www.lb8.uscourts.gov/pubsandservices/histsociety/judges_papers_location.html

16. http://www.lb5.uscourts.gov/judgebio/

17. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/harperrw.htm

18. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/harperrw.htm#note

19. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/harperrw.htm#transcript

20. Current and former Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from Federal Judicial Center
Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
John Caskie Collet 		Eastern District of Missouri
1949–1971
Seat #4 		Succeeded by:
Harris Wangelin
Preceded by:
John Caskie Collet 		Western District of Missouri
1949–1971
Seat #3 		Succeeded by:
Harris Wangelin

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