Louis FitzHenry

Louis FitzHenry
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office June 16, 1933 – November 18, 1935
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	George True Page
Succeeded by	James Earl Major
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office July 6, 1918 – October 3, 1933
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	J. Otis Humphrey
Succeeded by	James Earl Major
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	John Allen Sterling
Succeeded by	John Allen Sterling
Personal details
Born	Louis FitzHenry (1870-06-13)June 13, 1870 Bloomington, Illinois
Died	November 18, 1935(1935-11-18) (aged 65) Normal, Illinois
Resting place	Bloomington Cemetery Bloomington, Illinios
Political party	Democratic
Education	Illinois Wesleyan University Law School (LL.B.)

Louis FitzHenry (June 13, 1870 – November 18, 1935) was a United States Representative from Illinois, a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Education and career

Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, FitzHenry attended the public and high schools of Bloomington and, engaged in journalism before receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the law school (now defunct) at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1897. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced private practice in Bloomington from 1897 to 1907, and was city attorney of Bloomington from 1907 to 1911.

Congressional service

FitzHenry was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1910 to the 62nd United States Congress, but was elected as a Democrat to the 63rd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the 64th United States Congress, and thereafter resumed the practice of law in Bloomington from 1915 to 1918. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in 1915.

Federal judicial service

FitzHenry was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on July 1, 1918, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois vacated by Judge J. Otis Humphrey. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 6, 1918, and received his commission on July 6, 1918. His service terminated on October 3, 1933, due to his elevation to the Seventh Circuit.

FitzHenry was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 3, 1933, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge George True Page. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 10, 1933, and received his commission on June 16, 1933. His service terminated on November 18, 1935, due to his death in Normal, Illinois. He was interred in Bloomington Cemetery in Bloomington.

Sources

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• United States Congress. "Louis FitzHenry (id: F000172)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Louis FitzHenry at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Judge Louis FitzHenry - McLean County Museum of History