Milton D. Purdy | |
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Judge of the United States Court for China | |
In office 1924–1934 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Charles S. Lobingier |
Succeeded by | Milton J. Helmick |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
In office March 6, 1909 – May 1, 1909 | |
Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | himself |
Succeeded by | Charles Andrew Willard |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
In office July 6, 1908 – March 3, 1909 | |
Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | William Lochren |
Succeeded by | himself |
Personal details | |
Born | Milton Dwight Purdy November 3, 1866 Mogadore, Ohio |
Died | February 11, 1937 Honolulu, Hawaii | (aged 70)
Education |
University of Minnesota (
A.B.) University of Minnesota Law School ( LL.B.) |
Milton Dwight Purdy (November 3, 1866 – February 11, 1937) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and later was a Judge of the United States Court for China.
Born on November 3, 1866, in Mogadore, Ohio, [1] Purdy moved with his parents to Illinois in 1870. [2] He graduated from high school there in 1884 and taught school there. [2] During vacations he worked in his father's factory and learned the potters trade. [2] Purdy received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1891 from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Laws in 1892 from the University of Minnesota Law School. [1] He was an assistant city attorney for Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1893 to 1897. [1] He was an assistant county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota from 1897 to 1898. [1] He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1898 to 1901. [1] He was the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1901 to 1902. [1] He served with the United States Department of Justice from 1903 to 1908, as a United States Assistant Attorney General from 1903 to 1905, and as an assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1905 to 1908. [1] In his latter years in Washington, D.C., he became known as the "chief trust buster" for his work on anti-trust cases. [3] He won the Northern Securities Co. v. United States case for the U.S. [4]
Purdy received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on July 6, 1908, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge William Lochren. [1] He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 8, 1908. [1] His service terminated on March 3, 1909, after his nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate. [1] He received a second recess appointment from President William Howard Taft on March 6, 1909, to the same position, however, President Taft did not renominate him. [1] His service terminated on May 1, 1909, due to his resignation. [1]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Purdy returned to private practice from 1909 to 1922. [5] He again served with the United States Department of Justice from 1922 to 1924, as a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States. [1] He was Judge of the United States Court for China from 1924 to 1934. [1]
Between 1912 and 1916, Purdy was active in the Progressive political movement and was a national committee member of the Progressive Party. [3]
Purdy remained in Shanghai, China, working for a finance company until 1936, when he retired. [3] Purdy died on February 11, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii. [1]