George Donworth (November 26, 1861 – September 6, 1947) was a

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of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Education and career

Born in Machias,

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, Donworth received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1881, and read law to enter the bar in 1883. He was in private practice in Fort Fairfield,

from 1883 to 1888, and in

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(State of

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from November 11, 1889) from 1888 to 1909, serving as corporation counsel for Seattle from 1892 to 1894. He was a member of the Seattle School Board from 1907 to 1909.

Federal judicial service

On May 8, 1909, Donworth was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington created by 35 Stat. 686. He was confirmed by the

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on May 18, 1909, and received his commission the same day. Donworth served in that capacity until his resignation on March 20, 1912.

Later career and death

Donworth returned to private practice in Seattle from 1912 to 1918, when he entered the

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, serving until 1922. He thereafter remained in private practice in Seattle from 1922 until his death in that city on September 6, 1947.

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