Background
Purdy, Milton Dwight was born on November 3, 1866 in Mogadore, Ohio, United States. Son of Milton C. and Sarah Jane (Hall) Purdy.
Purdy, Milton Dwight was born on November 3, 1866 in Mogadore, Ohio, United States. Son of Milton C. and Sarah Jane (Hall) Purdy.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1891, Bachelor of Laws, 1892. Admitted to bar, 1892.
Assistant city attorney, Minneapolis, 1893-1897. Assistant company attorney, Hennepin Company, Minnesota, 1897-1898. Assistant United State Attorneys, 1898-1901.
United State Attorneys, 1901-1902.
Assistant attorney general of the United States, April 1, 1903-July 27, 1905. Assistant to attorney general of the United States, July 28, 1905-July 9, 1908.
United States district judge, District of Minnesota, 1908-1909. Resigned May 1909; special assistant to the attorney general of the United States, 1922-1924.
Appointed judge The United States of America Court in China, Shanghai, 1924.
Member Progressive National Committee, 1912-1916.
Married Belle M. Morin, January 28, 1893.