Finis J. Garrett

Finis J. Garrett
Finis J. Garrett
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
	In office; September 1, 1948 – September 15, 1955
Appointed by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 62 Stat. 899
Succeeded by	Noble J. Johnson
Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
	In office; December 1, 1937 – September 1, 1948
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	William J. Graham
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
	In office; February 18, 1929 – December 1, 1937
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	James Francis Smith
Succeeded by	Joseph Raymond Jackson
House Minority Leader
	In office; March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
Deputy	William Allan Oldfield
Preceded by	Claude Kitchin
Succeeded by	John Nance Garner
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
	In office; March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	Claude Kitchin
Succeeded by	John Nance Garner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Tennessee's 9th district
	In office; March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	Rice Alexander Pierce
Succeeded by	Jere Cooper
Personal details
Born	Finis James Garrett; August 26, 1875; Ore Springs, Tennessee
Died	May 25, 1956 (aged 80); Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Sunset Cemetery; Dresden, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Education	Clinton College; Bethel College (A.B.)

Finis James Garrett (August 26, 1875 – May 25, 1956) was a United States Representative from Tennessee and a Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

Education and career

Born on August 26, 1875, near Ore Springs,[1] Weakley County, Tennessee, Garrett attended the common schools and Clinton College in Kentucky. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1897 from Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, Tennessee and read law in 1899. He entered private practice in Dresden, Tennessee from 1900 to 1905, during which time he was also a newspaper editor, teacher and a Master in Chancery for the Tennessee Chancery Court in Weakley County.[2][3]

Congressional service

Garrett was elected from the 9th congressional district of Tennessee as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 59th United States Congress and to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1905, until March 3, 1929. He was Chairman of the United States House Committee on Insular Affairs in the 65th United States Congress. He was minority leader in the 68th through 70th United States Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination to the 71st United States Congress in 1928, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1924.[2] Garrett was the last Democratic House Minority Leader not to serve at any point as Speaker until Dick Gephardt from 1995 to 2003.

Unsuccessful judicial appointment

Garret received a recess appointment to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on November 22, 1920, but declined the appointment. He was nominated to the same seat on December 10, 1920, but the United States Senate never acted on his nomination, which expired with the end of Woodrow Wilson's Presidency.[3]

Federal judicial service

Garrett was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on February 14, 1929, to an Associate Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs Appeals (Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals from March 2, 1929) vacated by Associate Judge James F. Smith. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 18, 1929, and received his commission on February 18, 1929. His service terminated on December 1, 1937, due to his elevation to Presiding Judge of the same court.[3]

Garrett was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 16, 1937, to the Presiding Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals vacated by Presiding Judge William J. Graham. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 30, 1937, and received his commission on December 1, 1937. Garrett was reassigned by operation of law on September 1, 1948, to the new Chief Judge seat authorized by 62 Stat. 899. His service terminated on September 15, 1955, due to his retirement.[3]

Family

Garret was the son of Noah J. Garrett and Virginia (Baughman) Garrett.[4] He married Elizabeth Harris Burns on November 27, 1901.[4]

Death

Garrett died on May 25, 1956, in Washington, D.C.[3] He was interred in Sunset Cemetery in Dresden, Tennessee.[2]

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References

"Ore Springs". www.google.com/maps.
"GARRETT, Finis James - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
"Garrett, Finis James - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
"The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Garrett". politicalgraveyard.com.

External links

"GARRETT, Finis James - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
"Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - Leadership Information". clerk.house.gov.
"Finis James GARRETT, Congress, TN". InfoPlease.
"Finis Garrett". 21 December 2004. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004.
"Finis Garrett, former Representative for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District". GovTrack.us.
"Garrett, Finis James - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
"The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Garrett". politicalgraveyard.com.
Finis J. Garrett at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Rice Alexander Pierce	Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th congressional district 1905–1929	Succeeded by Jere Cooper
Preceded by William Atkinson Jones	Chairman of the United States House Committee on Insular Affairs 1917–1919	Succeeded by Horace Mann Towner
Preceded by Claude Kitchin	House Minority Leader 1923–1929	Succeeded by John Nance Garner
Party political offices
Preceded by Claude Kitchin	House Democratic Leader 1923–1929	Succeeded by John Nance Garner
Legal offices
Preceded by James Francis Smith	Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1929–1937	Succeeded by Joseph Raymond Jackson
Preceded by William J. Graham	Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1937–1948	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat established by 62 Stat. 899	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1948–1955	Succeeded by Noble J. Johnson

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[1] "Ore Springs". www.google.com/maps.

[congress.gov-2] "GARRETT, Finis James - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.

[fjc.gov-3] "Garrett, Finis James - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

[polgrave-4] "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Garrett". politicalgraveyard.com.