Background
Bledsoe, Benjamin Franklin was born on February 8, 1874 in San Bernardino, California, United States. Son of Robert Emmett and Althea (Bottoms) Bledsoe.
Bledsoe, Benjamin Franklin was born on February 8, 1874 in San Bernardino, California, United States. Son of Robert Emmett and Althea (Bottoms) Bledsoe.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1896. Doctor of Laws, University of Southern California, 1920.
Born in San Bernardino, California, Bledsoe received an Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1896, and read law to enter the Barometer He was in private practice in San Bernardino from 1896 to 1910. He was a judge on the California Superior Court from 1900 to 1914.
On September 30, 1914, Bledsoe was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California created by 38 Statistics
580. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 16, 1914, and received his commission the same day. He resigned on March 24, 1925, to run for Mayor of Los Angeles, but was unsuccessful in that bid.
He returned to private practice, in Los Angeles, California from 1925 until his death, in 1938, in Crestline, California.
Member of the board of trustees City Public Library, San Bernardino, 1899-1913 (president 1905-1913). Member state Executive Committee Young Men's Christian Association of California, since 1912. Member Stanford University National Board.
Married Katharine Marvin Shepler, December 25, 1899. Children: Barbara Shepler (Mistress Glenn East. Pollard), Frances Priscilla.