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Oliver Booth Dickinson

Born 9/25/1857 · Died 9/16/1939

Judicial Career

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Biography

American judge

Oliver Booth Dickinson (September 25, 1857 – September 16, 1939) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania .

Education and career

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Born in Dayton, Ohio , Dickinson graduated from Bucknell University in 1877 and read law in 1878. He received an Artium Magister degree from Bucknell University in 1903. He was in private practice in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1878 to 1914.

Federal judicial service

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On March 31, 1914, Dickinson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 38 Stat. 283. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1914, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death on September 16, 1939.

References

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 [Oliver Booth Dickinson](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1380031)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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