Frederick W. Dallinger

Frederick William Dallinger
Frederick William Dallinger
Judge of the United States Customs Court
In office July 8, 1932 – October 31, 1942
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Israel F. Fischer
Succeeded by	Charles Drummond Lawrence
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district
In office November 2, 1926 – October 1, 1932
Preceded by	Harry I. Thayer
Succeeded by	Arthur D. Healey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	Frederick Simpson Deitrick
Succeeded by	Harry I. Thayer
Personal details
Born	(1871-10-02)October 2, 1871 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died	September 5, 1955(1955-09-05) (aged 83) North Conway, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Harvard College A.B. Harvard University A.M. Harvard Law School LL.B.
Occupation	Judge

Frederick William Dallinger (October 2, 1871 – September 5, 1955) was an American Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and as a Judge for the United States Customs Court.

Early life and education

Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools and graduated from Cambridge Latin School in 1889. He went on to Harvard University, where he graduated in 1893, and then attended Harvard University Law School until he graduated in 1897. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Boston.

Political career

Dallinger was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1894 and 1895 and served in the state Senate from 1896 to 1899. He was public administrator of Middlesex County 1897 to 1932, President of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and a lecturer on government at Harvard University in 1912. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 to March 3, 1925). He was chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses), Committee on Education (Sixty-eighth Congress).

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator; subsequently elected to the Sixty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harry Irving Thayer. Reelected to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses and served from November 2, 1926, until his resignation effective October 1, 1932, having been appointed to the bench.

Federal Judicial Service

On June 20, 1932, President Hoover nominated Dallinger to serve as a Judge for the United States Customs Court, to the seat vacated by Judge Israel F. Fischer. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1932, and received his commission on July 8, 1932. He served until his retirement on October 31, 1942.

Retirement

Dallinger then engaged in agricultural pursuits. Retiring to Center Lovell, Maine, he died in North Conway, New Hampshire, on September 5, 1955. His body was interred in Center Lovell Cemetery, Center Lovell, Maine.

References

• United States Congress. "Frederick W. Dallinger (id: D000012)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Frederick W. Dallinger at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.