Background
Walter C. Lindley was born on July 12, 1880 in Neoga, Illinois, United States. He was a son of Alfred W. and Irena (Carey) Lindley.
Walter C. Lindley was born on July 12, 1880 in Neoga, Illinois, United States. He was a son of Alfred W. and Irena (Carey) Lindley.
In 1901 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois, a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1904, Juris Doctor in 1910.
Walter C. Lindley was in private practice in Danville, Illinois from 1904 to 1922. He was a master in chancery for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois from 1912 to 1918. On September 20, 1922, Lindley was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to a new seat on the Eastern District of Illinois created by 42 Statistics.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 22, 1922, and received his commission the same day. On September 15, 1949, President Harry South. Truman nominated Lindley for elevation to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Truman"s successful appointment of Sherman Minton to the United States Supreme Court. Lindley was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1949, and received his commission on October 13, 1949. Lindley served in that capacity until his death, in 1958.
On April 30, 1913 Walter C. Lindley married Louise Dewey Brown. They had three children: Mary Aletta Byrne, Louise Dewey Morgan, Walter C.