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'''Milton Dwight Purdy''' (November 3, 1866 – February 11, 1937) was a [[United States federal judge]]. He held a recess appointment between 1908 and 1909 and between 1924 and 1934 was the judge of the [[United States Court for China]].
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'''Milton Dwight Purdy''' (November 3, 1866 – February 11, 1937) was a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Minnesota]] and later was a Judge of the [[United States Court for China]].
==Early life==


==Education and career==
Purdy was born in [[Mogadore, Ohio|Mogadore]], [[Ohio]] on November 3, 1866. In 1870, he moved with his parents to Illinois. He graduated from high school there in 1884 and taught school there. During vacations he worked in his father's factory and learned the potters trade.


Born on November 3, 1866, in [[Mogadore, Ohio|Mogadore]], [[Ohio]],<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|1945|nid=1386626|name=Milton Dwight Purdy<!--(1866–1937)-->}}</ref> Purdy moved with his parents to [[Illinois]] in 1870.<ref name=Purdy/> He graduated from high school there in 1884 and taught school there.<ref name=Purdy/> During vacations he worked in his father's factory and learned the potters trade.<ref name=Purdy>Purdy profile, History of the United States Court of Minnesota, 1976</ref> Purdy received an [[Bachelor of Arts|Artium Baccalaureus]] degree in 1891 from the [[University of Minnesota]] and a [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1892 from the [[University of Minnesota Law School]].<ref name="auto"/> He was an assistant city attorney for [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] from 1893 to 1897.<ref name="auto"/> He was an assistant county attorney for [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]], Minnesota from 1897 to 1898.<ref name="auto"/> He was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] for the District of Minnesota from 1898 to 1901.<ref name="auto"/> He was the [[United States Attorney]] for the District of Minnesota from 1901 to 1902.<ref name="auto"/> He served with the [[United States Department of Justice]] from 1903 to 1908, as a [[United States Assistant Attorney General]] from 1903 to 1905, and as an assistant to the [[Attorney General of the United States]] from 1905 to 1908.<ref name="auto"/> In his latter years in [[Washington, D.C.]], he became known as the "chief trust buster" for his work on anti-trust cases.<ref name="auto1">New York Times, February 14, 1937</ref> He won the [[Northern Securities Co. v. United States]] case for the U.S.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1937-02-22 |title=Milestones, Feb. 22, 1937 |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,770642,00.html |access-date=2023-02-16 |issn=0040-781X}}</ref>
After two years he moved to Minnesota to study at university. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] in 1891 and an [[LL.B.]] in 1892, both from the [[University of Minnesota]].


==Federal judicial service==
==Legal Career==


Purdy received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] on July 6, 1908, to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Minnesota]] vacated by Judge [[William Lochren]].<ref name="auto"/> He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 8, 1908.<ref name="auto"/> His service terminated on March 3, 1909, after his nomination was not confirmed by the [[United States Senate]].<ref name="auto"/> He received a second recess appointment from President [[William Howard Taft]] on March 6, 1909, to the same position, however, President Taft did not renominate him.<ref name="auto"/> His service terminated on May 1, 1909, due to his resignation.<ref name="auto"/>
Purdy was an assistant city attorney in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] from 1893-1897 and an assistant county attorney of [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]] from 1897-1898 before becoming an assistant [[U.S. Attorney]] for Minnesota from 1898-1901. He was the [[U.S. Attorney]] for the District of Minnesota from 1901-1902. He was an assistant [[U.S. Attorney General]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] from 1903-1905, and an assistant to the U.S. Attorney General from 1905-1908. In this latter years in Washington, he became known and the "chief trust buster" for his work on anti-trust cases.


==Later career==
On July 6, 1908, Purdy received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of Minnesota]], filling a vacated spot left by [[William Lochren]]. After being formally nominated on December 8, 1908, Purdy's service was terminated on March 3, 1909, after his nomination was not confirmed by the Senate. Purdy then received a second [[recess appointment]] to the same seat from President [[William Howard Taft]] on March 6, 1909, but Purdy resigned on May 1, 1909, before the matter was considered by the Senate and entered private practice.<ref>{{cite book
| title = Law Notes
| publisher = [[E. Thompson Company]]
| volume = 13
| date = 1910
| page = 35
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Following his resignation from the federal bench, Purdy returned to private practice from 1909 to 1922.<ref>{{cite book| title = Law Notes| publisher = [[E. Thompson Company]]| volume = 13| date = 1910| page = 35| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wMvAAAAIAAJ&q=milton+d+purdy+judge&pg=PA35}}</ref> He again served with the United States Department of Justice from 1922 to 1924, as a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States.<ref name="auto"/> He was Judge of the [[United States Court for China]] from 1924 to 1934.<ref name="auto"/>
Between 1912 and 1916 he was active in the [[Progressive Party|Progressive]] political movement and was a national committee member of the [[Progressive Party]]. He returned to the Attorney General's Department during the [[Warren G. Harding|Harding]] administration.<ref>New York Times, February 14, 1937.</ref>


==Political activity==
In 1924, he was appointed by [[President Coolidge]] to a 10-year term as the Judge for the [[United States Court for China]] in [[Shanghai International Settlement|Shanghai, China]]. He completed his term in 1934.


Between 1912 and 1916, Purdy was active in the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] political movement and was a national committee member of the [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive Party]].<ref name="auto1"/>
==Retirement and death==


==Final years and death==
Purdy remained in Shanghai working for a finance company until 1936, when he retired. He died in early 1937 in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]].

Purdy remained in [[Shanghai]], [[China]], working for a finance company until 1936, when he retired.<ref name="auto1"/> Purdy died on February 11, 1937, in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]].<ref name="auto"/>


==References==
==References==
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* {{FJC Bio|1945}}
==Sources==
* {{cite book |last= Clark|first= Douglas|date= 2015|title= Gunboat Justice: British and American Law Courts in China and Japan (1842–1943)|location= Hong Kong|publisher= [[Earnshaw Books]]}}, Vol. 1: {{ISBN|978-988-82730-8-9}}; Vol. 2: {{ISBN|978-988-82730-9-6}}; Vol. 3: {{ISBN|978-988-82731-9-5}}
* {{cite book |last= Scully|first= Eileen P.|date= 2001|title= Bargaining with the State from Afar: American Citizenship in Treaty Port China, 1842-1942|publisher= Columbia University Press|isbn= 978-0-231-12109-5}}
* {{FJC Bio|1945|nid=1386626|name=Milton Dwight Purdy<!--(1866–1937)-->}}

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Latest revision as of 11:13, 28 July 2024

Milton D. Purdy
Milton Purdy, Judge of the United States Court for China
Judge of the United States Court for China
In office
1924–1934
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byCharles S. Lobingier
Succeeded byMilton J. Helmick
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
March 6, 1909 – May 1, 1909
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byCharles Andrew Willard
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
July 6, 1908 – March 3, 1909
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam Lochren
Succeeded byhimself
Personal details
Born
Milton Dwight Purdy

(1866-11-03)November 3, 1866
Mogadore, Ohio
DiedFebruary 11, 1937(1937-02-11) (aged 70)
Honolulu, Hawaii
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (A.B.)
University of Minnesota Law School (LL.B.)

Milton Dwight Purdy (November 3, 1866 – February 11, 1937) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and later was a Judge of the United States Court for China.

Education and career

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Born on November 3, 1866, in Mogadore, Ohio,[1] Purdy moved with his parents to Illinois in 1870.[2] He graduated from high school there in 1884 and taught school there.[2] During vacations he worked in his father's factory and learned the potters trade.[2] Purdy received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1891 from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Laws in 1892 from the University of Minnesota Law School.[1] He was an assistant city attorney for Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1893 to 1897.[1] He was an assistant county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota from 1897 to 1898.[1] He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1898 to 1901.[1] He was the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1901 to 1902.[1] He served with the United States Department of Justice from 1903 to 1908, as a United States Assistant Attorney General from 1903 to 1905, and as an assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1905 to 1908.[1] In his latter years in Washington, D.C., he became known as the "chief trust buster" for his work on anti-trust cases.[3] He won the Northern Securities Co. v. United States case for the U.S.[4]

Federal judicial service

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Purdy received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on July 6, 1908, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge William Lochren.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 8, 1908.[1] His service terminated on March 3, 1909, after his nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate.[1] He received a second recess appointment from President William Howard Taft on March 6, 1909, to the same position, however, President Taft did not renominate him.[1] His service terminated on May 1, 1909, due to his resignation.[1]

Later career

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Following his resignation from the federal bench, Purdy returned to private practice from 1909 to 1922.[5] He again served with the United States Department of Justice from 1922 to 1924, as a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States.[1] He was Judge of the United States Court for China from 1924 to 1934.[1]

Political activity

[edit]

Between 1912 and 1916, Purdy was active in the Progressive political movement and was a national committee member of the Progressive Party.[3]

Final years and death

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Purdy remained in Shanghai, China, working for a finance company until 1936, when he retired.[3] Purdy died on February 11, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Milton Dwight Purdy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ a b c Purdy profile, History of the United States Court of Minnesota, 1976
  3. ^ a b c New York Times, February 14, 1937
  4. ^ "Milestones, Feb. 22, 1937". Time. 1937-02-22. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. ^ Law Notes. Vol. 13. E. Thompson Company. 1910. p. 35.

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 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
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