Lenroot, Irvine Luther

Born January 31, 1869, in Superior, WI
Died January 26, 1949, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on April 22, 1929, to a seat vacated by Orion M. Barber. Confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1929, and received commission on May 17, 1929. Service terminated on April 30, 1944, due to retirement.

Education:
Parsons Business College, Duluth, Minnesota, 1889
Read law, 1897

Professional Career:

Reporter, Douglas County [Wisconsin] Superior Court, 1893-1906
Private practice, Superior, Wisconsin, 1898-
State representative, Wisconsin, 1901-1907; speaker, 1903-1907
U.S. representative from Wisconsin, 1909-1918
U.S. senator from Wisconsin, 1918-1927
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1927-1929

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals), February 14, 1929; no Senate vote

Manuscript Collections

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Irvine Luther Lenroot papers, 1858-1971.
13.2 linear ft. (10,000 items); finding aid. Correspondence, biographical material, legal papers, speeches, articles, political and subject files, reports, scrapbooks, memoranda, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating primarily to Lenroot's political campaigns, association with Robert M. La Follette, role in the Wisconsin Progressive movement, and relationship with national political leaders.

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