Henry Samuel Priest

Henry Samuel Priest (February 7, 1853 – July 9, 1930) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Henry Samuel Priest
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office
August 9, 1894 – May 23, 1895
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byAmos Madden Thayer
Succeeded byElmer B. Adams
Personal details
Born
Henry Samuel Priest

(1853-02-07)February 7, 1853
Ralls County, Missouri
DiedJuly 9, 1930(1930-07-09) (aged 77)
St. Louis, Missouri
EducationWestminster College (A.B.)
read law
Signature

Education and career

Born in Ralls County, Missouri, Priest received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Westminster College in 1872.[1] He read law in 1873 and entered private practice in Moberly, Missouri. There he served as city attorney, and was an attorney for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Wabash Railroad from 1881 to 1894.[2]

Federal judicial service

On August 6, 1894, President Grover Cleveland nominated Priest to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to a seat vacated by Judge Amos Madden Thayer. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1894, and received his commission the same day. Priest served for less than a year, and then resigned on May 23, 1895.[2]

Later career and death

Following his resignation from the federal bench, Priest resumed private practice in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a candidate for the United States Senate from Missouri in 1920, but did not win election. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Missouri in 1924. He died in St. Louis on July 9, 1930.[2]

References
  1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 120. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. Henry Samuel Priest at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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