John Patrick Hartigan | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
In office January 3, 1951 – August 10, 1968 |
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Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Peter Woodbury |
Succeeded by | Bailey Aldrich |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island | |
In office February 12, 1940 – January 13, 1951 |
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Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | John Christopher Mahoney |
Succeeded by | Edward L. Leahy |
59th Attorney General of Rhode Island | |
In office 1933–1939 |
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Governor |
Theodore F. Green Robert E. Quinn |
Preceded by | Benjamin M. McLyman |
Succeeded by | Louis V. Jackvony |
Personal details | |
Born |
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
December 29, 1887
Died | August 10, 1968 | (aged 80)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Alice F. Carroll |
Alma mater |
Harvard University Brown University Columbia University Columbia Law School |
Profession |
Attorney Judge |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1933-1939 |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
John Patrick Hartigan (December 29, 1887 – August 10, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Hartigan was born in Providence, Rhode Island and spent much of his life in Rhode Island. As an undergraduate, he attended Harvard University before graduating from Brown University in 1910. In 1913, he obtained simultaneous A.M. and LL.B. degrees from Columbia University.
During World War I, he served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in the 304th Infantry Regiment. He was discharged in December 1918. Hartigan spent two decades practicing as a lawyer in Providence, Rhode Island.
Hartigan served ad the 59th Attorney General of Rhode Island from 1933-1939.
In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt named Hartigan as a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He held that position for eleven years until his resignation to take another judicial position.
In 1951, President Harry S. Truman promoted Hartigan to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Hartigan resigned his position on the United States District Court and served as judge on the Court of Appeals from January 3, 1951 until his death on August 10, 1968. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1965.