Benson W. Hough | |
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![]() Hough's court portrait by Lucian L. Breton | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
In office February 9, 1925 – November 19, 1935 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | John Elbert Sater |
Succeeded by | Mell G. Underwood |
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
In office December 7, 1920 – December 31, 1922 | |
Preceded by | Coleman W. Avery |
Succeeded by | Florence E. Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Benson Walker Hough March 5, 1875 Berkshire Township, Ohio |
Died | November 19, 1935 Columbus, Ohio | (aged 60)
Resting place | Berkshire Township, Ohio |
Education |
Ohio Wesleyan University (
M.A.) Ohio State University Moritz College of Law ( LL.B.) |
Benson Walker Hough[ pronunciation?] (March 5, 1875 – November 19, 1935) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Born in Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio, Hough received a Master of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1897 and a Bachelor of Laws from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1899. [1] He entered private practice in Delaware, Ohio from 1900 to 1916. [2] He was the Adjutant General of Ohio from 1915 to 1916, serving in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919. [1] He voluntarily requested a demotion from General to Colonel in order to accompany the 4th Ohio Infantry, renamed the 166th US Infantry, and incorporated into the 42nd Infantry Division, to France. [1] Hough was elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, serving from 1920 to 1923. [2] He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio from 1923 to 1925. [2]
Hough was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 31, 1925, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge John Elbert Sater. [2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1925, and received his commission the same day. [2] His service terminated on November 19, 1935, due to his death at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio. [1] He was interred in Berkshire Township. [1]
Hough was married to Edith Markel on June 25, 1902, and had one child. [1]
Benson W. Hough | |
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![]() Hough's court portrait by Lucian L. Breton | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
In office February 9, 1925 – November 19, 1935 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | John Elbert Sater |
Succeeded by | Mell G. Underwood |
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
In office December 7, 1920 – December 31, 1922 | |
Preceded by | Coleman W. Avery |
Succeeded by | Florence E. Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Benson Walker Hough March 5, 1875 Berkshire Township, Ohio |
Died | November 19, 1935 Columbus, Ohio | (aged 60)
Resting place | Berkshire Township, Ohio |
Education |
Ohio Wesleyan University (
M.A.) Ohio State University Moritz College of Law ( LL.B.) |
Benson Walker Hough[ pronunciation?] (March 5, 1875 – November 19, 1935) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Born in Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio, Hough received a Master of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1897 and a Bachelor of Laws from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1899. [1] He entered private practice in Delaware, Ohio from 1900 to 1916. [2] He was the Adjutant General of Ohio from 1915 to 1916, serving in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919. [1] He voluntarily requested a demotion from General to Colonel in order to accompany the 4th Ohio Infantry, renamed the 166th US Infantry, and incorporated into the 42nd Infantry Division, to France. [1] Hough was elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, serving from 1920 to 1923. [2] He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio from 1923 to 1925. [2]
Hough was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 31, 1925, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge John Elbert Sater. [2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1925, and received his commission the same day. [2] His service terminated on November 19, 1935, due to his death at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio. [1] He was interred in Berkshire Township. [1]
Hough was married to Edith Markel on June 25, 1902, and had one child. [1]