Background
MEEK, Edward Roscoe was born on December 23, 1865 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Aaron and Rhoda (Gardner) Meek.
MEEK, Edward Roscoe was born on December 23, 1865 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Aaron and Rhoda (Gardner) Meek.
State University of Iowa, Bachelor of Arts, 1887.
Born in Davenport, Iowa, Meek received an Bachelor of Arts from State University of Iowa in 1887, an Bachelor of Laws from that institution in 1889, and an Master of Arts there in 1891. He was in private practice in Fort Worth, Texas from 1889 to 1898. On July 13, 1898, Meek received a recess appointment from President William McKinley to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas created by 30 Statistics
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Formally nominated on December 13, 1898, Meek was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 15, 1899, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1935, serving thereafter until his death, in Santa Monica, California. Meek was McKinley"s longest serving judicial appointee.
Spouse Elizabeth Clarkson, October 2, 1890, Des Moines, Iowa.