Finis J. Garrett
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Finis James Garrett (August 26, 1875 – May 25, 1956) was a United States representative from Tennessee and a Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
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Finis J. Garrett | |
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
In office September 1, 1948 – September 15, 1955 | |
Appointed by | operation of law |
Preceded by | Seat established by 62 Stat. 899 |
Succeeded by | Noble J. Johnson |
Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
In office December 1, 1937 – September 1, 1948 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | William J. Graham |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
In office February 18, 1929 – December 1, 1937 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | James Francis Smith |
Succeeded by | Joseph Raymond Jackson |
House Minority Leader | |
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 | |
Deputy | William Allan Oldfield |
Preceded by | Claude Kitchin |
Succeeded by | John Nance Garner |
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus | |
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Claude Kitchin |
Succeeded by | John Nance Garner |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district | |
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Rice Alexander Pierce |
Succeeded by | Jere Cooper |
Personal details | |
Born | Finis James Garrett (1875-08-26)August 26, 1875 Ore Springs, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | May 25, 1956(1956-05-25) (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Sunset Cemetery Dresden, Tennessee |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Clinton College Bethel College (A.B.) |
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