James Perry Platt (March 31, 1851 – January 26, 1913) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Towanda,

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, to Senator

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, he received an

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degree from

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in 1873 and a

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from

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in 1875.Miles Merwin, 1623-1697, and One Branch of His Descendants, Caroline Gaylord Newton, 1909, p. 191-20 He was in private practice in Meriden,

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from 1875 to 1902. He was a member of the

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from 1878 to 1879. He was city attorney of Meriden from 1879 to 1893. He was a Judge of the Meriden City Court from 1893 to 1902.

Federal judicial service

Platt was nominated by President

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on February 18, 1902, to a seat on the

vacated by

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. He was confirmed by the

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on February 28, 1902, and received his commission the same day. Platt served in that capacity until his death on January 26, 1913.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Platt, James Perry 1851 births 1913 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut United States district court judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt 20th-century American judges Yale College alumni Yale Law School alumni 19th-century American judges