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William Lochren

American judge

Summary

American judge

Field	Value
name	William Lochren
image	WilliamLochren.PNG
office	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
term_start	May 18, 1896
term_end	July 11, 1908
appointer	Grover Cleveland
predecessor	Rensselaer Nelson
successor	Milton D. Purdy
office2	Member of the Minnesota Senate
term2	1869–1870
birth_name	William Lochren
birth_date
birth_place	County Tyrone, Ireland
death_date
death_place	Minneapolis, Minnesota
education	Read law

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Judge William B. Lochren and friend in St. Paul

William Lochren (April 3, 1832 – January 27, 1912) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Education and career

Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), Lochren read law to enter the bar in 1856. He entered private practice in St. Anthony, Minnesota Territory (State of Minnesota from May 11, 1858) from 1856 to 1861. He served as an alderman and later as city attorney of St. Anthony. He was in the United States Army as a Lieutenant from 1861 to 1863, during the American Civil War. He resumed private practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1864 to 1881. He was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1869 to 1870. He was city attorney of Minneapolis from 1877 to 1878. He was a Judge of the Minnesota District Court for the Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota from 1881 to 1893. He was Commissioner of Pensions for the Bureau of Pensions in the United States Department of the Interior from 1893 to 1896.

Federal judicial service

Lochren was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on May 15, 1896, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge Rensselaer Nelson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 18, 1896, and received his commission the same day. Lochren served in that capacity until his retirement on July 11, 1908.

Death

Lochren died on January 27, 1912, in Minneapolis.

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