Henry Clay Niles

Henry Clay Niles (October 21, 1850 – September 26, 1918) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Education and career Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Niles read law to enter the bar in 1872. He was in private practice in Jackson, Mississippi from 1872 to 1890. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1878, and in 1886. He worked as a Mississippi district attorney. He was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi from 1890 to 1891. Federal judicial service