Oliver Booth Dickinson

United States federal judge
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Quick Facts

IntroUnited States federal judge
PlacesUnited States of America
wasLawyer Judge
Work fieldLaw
Gender
Male
Birth25 September 1857
Death16 September 1939 (aged 82 years)
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Biography

Oliver Booth Dickinson (September 25, 1857 – September 16, 1939) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Dickinson graduated from Bucknell University in 1877 and read law in 1878. He received an A.M. from Bucknell in 1903. He was in private practice in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1878 to 1914.
On March 31, 1914, Dickinson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 38 Stat. 283; He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1914, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death.

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