Person
Louis Fitzhenry
United States federal judge (1870–1935)
Overview
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
Also known as Louis FitzHenry
Key facts
- politician, lawyer, judge, journalist
- United States representative, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States
- June 13, 1870
- November 18, 1935
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