# Fenton Whitlock Booth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fenton_Whitlock_Booth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fenton_Whitlock_Booth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton_Whitlock_Booth > Source revision: 1347559041 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician (1869–1947)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Fenton Whitlock Booth | honorific_suffix = | image = Fenton Whitlock Booth.jpg | alt = | caption = | office = [Senior Judge](/source/Senior_status) of the [Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims) | term_start = June 15, 1939 | term_end = July 26, 1947 | office1 = Chief Justice of the [Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims) | term_start1 = April 18, 1928 | term_end1 = June 15, 1939 | nominator1 = | appointer1 = [Calvin Coolidge](/source/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Calvin_Coolidge) | predecessor1 = [Edward Kernan Campbell](/source/Edward_Kernan_Campbell) | successor1 = [Richard S. Whaley](/source/Richard_S._Whaley) | office2 = Judge of the [Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims) | term_start2 = March 17, 1905 | term_end2 = April 23, 1928 | nominator2 = | appointer2 = [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Theodore_Roosevelt) | predecessor2 = [Francis Marion Wright](/source/Francis_Marion_Wright) | successor2 = [Nicholas J. Sinnott](/source/Nicholas_J._Sinnott) | pronunciation = | birth_name = Fenton Whitlock Booth | birth_date = {{Birth date|1869|05|12}} | birth_place = [Marshall, Illinois](/source/Marshall%2C_Illinois), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1947|07|26|1869|05|12}} | death_place = [Indianapolis, Indiana](/source/Indianapolis%2C_Indiana), U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = [Newton Booth](/source/Newton_Booth) | education = [DePauw University](/source/DePauw_University)
[University of Michigan Law School](/source/University_of_Michigan_Law_School) ([LL.B.](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws)) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Fenton Whitlock Booth''' (May 12, 1869 – July 26, 1947) was a member of the [Illinois House of Representatives](/source/Illinois_House_of_Representatives) and later [chief justice](/source/United_States_federal_judge) of the [Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims). ==Education and career== Born on May 12, 1869, in [Marshall](/source/Marshall%2C_Illinois), [Clark County](/source/Clark_County%2C_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/Illinois),{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/booth-fenton-whitlock|title=Booth, Fenton Whitlock - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}} Booth attended [DePauw University](/source/DePauw_University), where he was a member of [Delta Upsilon](/source/Delta_Upsilon),{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}} and received a [Bachelor of Laws](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) in 1892 from the [University of Michigan Law School](/source/University_of_Michigan_Law_School). He entered private practice in Marshall from 1892 to 1905. He was a member of the [Illinois House of Representatives](/source/Illinois_House_of_Representatives) from 1896 to 1898. He was a delegate to the [1904 Republican National Convention](/source/1904_Republican_National_Convention). He was dean of [Howard University Law School](/source/Howard_University_Law_School) from 1922 to 1930. He was a professor at the National University Law School (now [George Washington University Law School](/source/George_Washington_University_Law_School)) from 1931 to 1938.Alfred Findlay Mason, Samuel Epes Turner, ''American Law School Review'' (1934), p. 86. He was a professor at [Southeastern University](/source/Southeastern_University) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) He refused to accept remuneration for any of his academic service.Marion Tinsley Bennett, Wilson Cowen, Philip Nichols, ''The United States Court of Claims: The Judges, 1855-1976'' (1978), p. 104. He was Chairman of Board #10 of the [Office of Price Administration](/source/Office_of_Price_Administration) in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis), [Indiana](/source/Indiana). ==Federal judicial service== Booth was nominated by President [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt) on March 14, 1905, to a seat on the [Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims) (later the [United States Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims)) vacated by Judge [Francis Marion Wright](/source/Francis_Marion_Wright). He was confirmed by the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) on March 17, 1905, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 23, 1928, due to his elevation to be Chief Justice of the same court. Booth was nominated by President [Calvin Coolidge](/source/Calvin_Coolidge) on April 18, 1928, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Chief Justice [Edward Kernan Campbell](/source/Edward_Kernan_Campbell). He was confirmed by the Senate on April 18, 1928, and received his commission the same day. He assumed [senior status](/source/senior_status) on June 15, 1939. His service terminated on July 26, 1947, due to his death in Indianapolis.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booth.html#RN10L4OFF|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Booth|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum|work=politicalgraveyard.com}} ==Personal== Booth was the nephew of [California](/source/California) political figure [Newton Booth](/source/Newton_Booth). He was married to Anna Harlan on May 17, 1893. Anna Harlan Booth died on 20 March 1895 (age 24). They had a daughter, Margaret, born March 29, 1894. He married Mabel Dana on December 17, 1896 They had 3 daughters, Virginia - born Oct. 4 1898, Marian - April 9, 1900, Louise - 1901. ; : ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/booth-fenton-whitlock|title=Booth, Fenton Whitlock - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}} {{s-start}} {{s-legal}} {{s-bef|before=[Francis Marion Wright](/source/Francis_Marion_Wright)}} {{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Judge of the [Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims)}}|years=1905–1928}} {{s-aft|after=[Nicholas J. Sinnott](/source/Nicholas_J._Sinnott)}} {{s-bef|before=[Edward Kernan Campbell](/source/Edward_Kernan_Campbell)}} {{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Chief Justice of the [Court of Claims](/source/United_States_Court_of_Claims)}}|years=1928–1939}} {{s-aft|after=[Richard S. Whaley](/source/Richard_S._Whaley)}} {{s-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Fenton Whitlock}} Category:1869 births Category:1947 deaths Category:Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Category:Judges of the United States Court of Claims Category:United States Article I federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt Category:Deans of law schools in the United States Category:DePauw University alumni Category:University of Michigan Law School alumni Category:People from Marshall, Illinois Category:Illinois lawyers Category:19th-century American lawyers Category:20th-century American lawyers Category:19th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly Category:Delta Upsilon members --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fenton Whitlock Booth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton_Whitlock_Booth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton_Whitlock_Booth?action=history)). 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