Background
Booth, Fenton Whitlock was born on May 12, 1869 in Marshall, Illinois, United States. Son of Lyman and Fayette A. (Whitlock) Booth.
Booth, Fenton Whitlock was born on May 12, 1869 in Marshall, Illinois, United States. Son of Lyman and Fayette A. (Whitlock) Booth.
Student DePauw University, 3 years. Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1892, Doctor of Laws, 1940. Doctor of Laws, Howard, 1923.
Admitted to bar, 1892, practiced at Marshall, Illinois, 1892-1905. Member 40th General Assembly, Illinois. Candidate for judge Circuit Court, 1897.
Delegate Republican National Convention, 1904. Appointed The American Association For Justice United States Court of Claims, March 17, 1905, and appointed chief justice by President Coolidge, April 23, 1928. Retired June 15, 1939.
Member 40th General Assembly, Illinois. Member faculty, National University Law School. Member Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi, National Press.
Married Anna Harlow, 1893 (died 1895).; married second, Mabel Dana, 1897. Children: Virginia, Mistress.