Samuel Alschuler (November 20, 1859 – November 9, 1939) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Alschuler

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in 1881. He was in private practice in

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, Illinois from 1881 to 1901 and continued in private practice in Chicago until 1915. He was also a member of the

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from 1896 to 1900 and was a

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Federal judicial service

Alschuler received a

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from President

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on August 16, 1915, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was nominated to the same position by President Wilson on January 7, 1916. He was confirmed by the

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on January 18, 1916, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the

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(now the

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) from 1924 to 1934. He assumed

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on May 15, 1936. His service terminated on November 9, 1939, due to his death.

Other service

Alschuler was appointed to arbitrate between meatpacking unions in Chicago and employers after the President's Mediation Commission intervened in November 1917. From 1922 to 1923, Alschuler served on the new

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Family

His brother George W. Alschuler also served in the

.'Aurora Leader Dies In Crash,' The Daily Chronicle (De Kalb, Illinois), December 5, 1936, pg. 1

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