Walter I. Smith

Walter Inglewood Smith (July 10, 1862 – January 27, 1922) was a United States Representative from Iowa and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.

Walter I. Smith
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office January 31, 1911 – January 27, 1922
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Willis Van Devanter
Succeeded by	William S. Kenyon
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
In office January 31, 1911 – December 31, 1911
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Willis Van Devanter
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 9th district
In office December 3, 1900 – March 15, 1911
Preceded by	Smith McPherson
Succeeded by	William R. Green
Personal details
Born	Walter Inglewood Smith July 10, 1862 Council Bluffs, Iowa
Died	January 27, 1922 (aged 59) Council Bluffs, Iowa
Resting place	Fairview Cemetery Council Bluffs, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Education	read law

Education and career

Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Smith attended the common schools.[1] He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practiced in Council Bluffs until 1890.[1] He served as Judge of the fifteenth judicial district of Iowa from 1890 to 1900.[1]

Congressional service

Smith was elected as a Republican to the 56th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Smith McPherson and on the same day was elected to the 57th United States Congress.[2] He was reelected to the 58th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from December 3, 1900, to March 15, 1911, when he resigned to accept an appointment on the bench.[2]

Federal judicial service

Smith was nominated by President William Howard Taft on January 17, 1911, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Willis Van Devanter.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1911, and received his commission the same day.[1] On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals.[2] His service terminated on January 27, 1922, due to his death in Council Bluffs.[1] He was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs.[2]

References

1. Walter Inglewood Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. "Walter Inglewood Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Sources

• "Walter Inglewood Smith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Walter Inglewood Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.