W. H. Seward Thomson

W. H. Seward Thomson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office February 21, 1928 – November 29, 1932
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office July 21, 1914 – February 21, 1928
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	James Scott Young
Succeeded by	Nelson McVicar
Personal details
Born	W. H. Seward Thomson (1856-12-16)December 16, 1856 Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Died	November 29, 1932(1932-11-29) (aged 75)
Education	Washington and Lee University Marshall College read law

W. H. Seward Thomson (December 16, 1856 – November 29, 1932) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Thomson attended Washington and Jefferson College, and Marshall College (now Marshall University) in Huntington, West Virginia before reading law to enter the bar in 1880. He was in private practice in Beaver, Pennsylvania from 1881 to 1894, and then in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until 1914.

Federal judicial service

On July 7, 1914, Thomson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge James Scott Young. Thomson was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1914, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on February 21, 1928, serving in that capacity until his death on November 29, 1932.

Sources

• W. H. Seward Thomson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.