William Purrington Cole

Judge William Purrington Cole

Personal

Birthday:

5/11/1889

Birthplace:

Towson, MD

Date of Death:

9/22/1957

Place of Death:

Baltimore, MD

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Towson, Maryland, 1912-1917, 1919-1927, 1929-1931
U.S. Army captain, 1917-1919
U.S. representative from Maryland, 1927-1929, 1931-1942

Education

Name of School:

Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland)

Degree:

B.S.C.E.

Degree Year:

1910

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Customs Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/14/1942

Termination Date:

7/9/1952

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

7/7/1952

Termination Date - Second:

9/22/1957

Termination Reason - Second:

Death