Background
LETTS, F. Dickinson was born on April 26, 1875 in Washington Company, Iowa, United States. Son of David G. and Hannah (Dickinson) Letts.
LETTS, F. Dickinson was born on April 26, 1875 in Washington Company, Iowa, United States. Son of David G. and Hannah (Dickinson) Letts.
Parsons College, Bachelor of Science, 1897, Doctor of Laws, 1927. Columbia University and University of Iowa. Law Schools; University of Iowa., Bachelor of Laws, 1899.
Admitted to Iowa bar, 1899, and began practice at Davenport. Appointed judge 7th District of Iowa, March 1911, and served until December 31, 1912. Elected to same office, 1914, and served until March 1, 1925.
Member 69th to 71st Congresses (1925-1931), 2d Iowa District: appointed The American Association For Justice District Court United States for District of Columbia, 1931, judge until 1961.
Member: Contemporary Club (Literary Society). Clubs: Davenport Cham, of Commerce, Outing, Rock Island Arsenal Golf, Davenport Country.
Spouse Josephine Nell Haney, July 20, 1916, Muscatine, Iowa.