John Patrick Hartigan
John Patrick Hartigan | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
In office January 3, 1951 – August 10, 1968 |
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Appointed by | Harry S Truman |
Preceded by | Peter Woodbury |
Succeeded by | Bailey Aldrich |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island | |
In office February 12, 1940 – January 13, 1951 |
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Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | John Christopher Mahoney |
Succeeded by | Edward L. Leahy |
59th Attorney General of Rhode Island | |
In office 1933–1939 |
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Governor | Theodore F. Green Robert E. Quinn |
Preceded by | Benjamin M. McLyman |
Succeeded by | Louis V. Jackvony |
Personal details | |
Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
December 29, 1887
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Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Alice F. Carroll |
Alma mater | Harvard University Brown University Columbia University Columbia Law School |
Profession | Attorney Judge |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1933-1939 |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
John Patrick Hartigan (December 29, 1887 – August 10, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Early life
Hartigan was born in Providence, Rhode Island and spent much of his life in Rhode Island. As an undergraduate, he attended Harvard University before graduating from Brown University in 1910.[1][2] In 1913, he obtained simultaneous A.M. and LL.B. degrees from Columbia University.[3]
During World War I, he served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in the 304th Infantry Regiment. He was discharged in December 1918.[4] Hartigan spent two decades practicing as a lawyer in Providence, Rhode Island.[5]
Judicial career
Hartigan served ad the 59th Attorney General of Rhode Island from 1933-1939.[6]
In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt named Hartigan as a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.[7] He held that position for eleven years until his resignation to take another judicial position.
In 1951, President Harry S. Truman promoted Hartigan to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.[8] Hartigan resigned his position on the United States District Court and served as judge on the Court of Appeals from January 3, 1951 until his death on August 10, 1968. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1965.
Family life
Hartigan married Alice F. Carroll on October 25, 1920.
References
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External links
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- John Patrick Hartigan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by
Benjamin M. McLyman
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Attorney General of Rhode Island 1933–1939 |
Succeeded by Louis V. Jackvony |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island 1940–1951 |
Succeeded by Edward L. Leahy |
Preceded by | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 1951–1968 |
Succeeded by Bailey Aldrich |
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- 1887 births
- 1968 deaths
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
- People from Providence, Rhode Island
- Harvard University alumni
- Brown University alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- Rhode Island Attorneys General
- American people of Irish descent
- Columbia Law School alumni