Edward Whitson

Edward N. Whitson^[1] (October 6, 1852 – October 15, 1910) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Linn County, Oregon (some sources say Salem, Oregon, in Marion County),^[1] Whitson was an auditor in Yakima County, Washington from 1875 to 1876, and a member of the Washington Territorial Legislature from 1877 to 1878. He read law to enter the bar in 1879, and was mayor of North Yakima from 1886 to 1888, also maintaining a private practice.

On March 10, 1905, Whitson was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington created by 33 Stat. 824. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1905, and received his commission the same day. Whitson served in that capacity until his death, in 1910.

References

1. "U. S. Circuit Judge of Washington State Dies". Los Angeles Herald. October 16, 1910. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection, Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside, <http://cdnc.ucr.edu>.

External links

• Edward Whitson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  
• Edward Whitson at Find a Grave