Edward Franklin Bingham (August 13, 1828 – September 5, 1907) was chief justice of the

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Education and career

Born in West Concord (now

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, Bingham

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in 1850. He was in private practice in

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, from 1850 to 1861, and in

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, Ohio, from 1861 to 1867, also working as prosecuting attorney of Vinton County, Ohio, from 1850 to 1855 and serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1856 to 1857. He was city solicitor for Columbus, thereafter returning to private practice in Columbus until 1873. He was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the Fifth Judicial District in Columbus from 1873 to 1888. Bingham was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for judge of the

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in 1881.

Federal judicial service

Bingham received a recess appointment from President

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on April 22, 1887, to the Chief Justice seat on the

(now the

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) vacated by Chief Justice David Kellogg Cartter. He was nominated to the same position by President Cleveland on December 20, 1887. He was confirmed by the

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on January 23, 1888, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 30, 1903, due to his retirement.

Later career and death

Following his retirement from the federal bench, Bingham resumed private practice in Columbus from 1903 to 1907. He died on September 5, 1907, in

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