Eillott Northcott

Background

Northcott, Eillott was born on April 26, 1869 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of General Robert Saunders and Mary (Cunningham) Northcott.

Education

Educated Northwestern Academy (Clarksburg), McCabe’s University School (St. Petersburg, Virginia), Law School, University of Michigan, special course, 1890-1891.

Career

1 son, Gustavus Andrew. Admitted to bar, 1891, city attorney, Huntington, 1897-1898. Assistant United State Attorneys, Southern District of West Virginia, 1898-1905.

United State Attorneys, same, 1905-1909.

Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Colombia, 1909-1911, to Nicaragua, February-December 1911, to Venezuela, 1911-1913. Again appointed United States district attorney Southern District of West Virginia, 1922.

Judge The United States of America Circuit Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1927-1939, retired October 15, 1939.

Achievements

• Eillott Northcott has been listed as a reputable judge. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Republican State Executive and Central committees, 1900-1908. Member Board of Regents, West Virginia Normal Schools, 1905-1909. Appointed; member Public Service communications of West Virginia, 1915, and later chairman same.

Mason (33°).

Club: Guyandotte.

Connections

Married Lola Beardsley, September 1, 1893.

Father:

General Robert Saunders Northcott

Mother:

Mary (Cunningham) Northcott

Spouse:

Lola Beardsley