George Forest Alexander (April 10, 1882 – May 16, 1948) was an American judge of the

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for the

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from 1933 to 1947. He was born in

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the son of future

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Joshua W. Alexander Joshua Willis Alexander (January 22, 1852 – February 27, 1936) was United States Secretary of Commerce from December 16, 1919, to March 4, 1921, in the administration of President Woodrow Wilson.TO SUCCEED W.C. REDFIELD.; Joshua W. Alexander ...

. He was in private practice in

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for over 20 years before being appointed to the bench in Alaska. Alexander died in

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