Edmund Waddill Jr.

Edmund Waddill Jr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
June 2, 1921 – April 9, 1931
Appointed byWarren G. Harding
Preceded byJeter Connelly Pritchard
Succeeded byMorris Ames Soper
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
March 22, 1898 – June 9, 1921
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byRobert William Hughes
Succeeded byDuncan Lawrence Groner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
April 12, 1890 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byGeorge D. Wise
Succeeded byGeorge D. Wise
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Henrico County
In office
December 2, 1885 – December 4, 1889
Preceded byMartin W. Hazlewood
Succeeded byJoseph B. Davis
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
1883–1885
Appointed byChester A. Arthur
Preceded byJohn Sergeant Wise
Personal details
Born
Edmund Waddill Jr.

(1855-05-22)May 22, 1855
Charles City County, Virginia
DiedApril 9, 1931(1931-04-09) (aged 75)
Richmond, Virginia
Resting placeHollywood Cemetery
Richmond, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Virginia
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Edmund Waddill Jr. (May 22, 1855 – April 9, 1931) was Virginia lawyer and Republican politician who became a United States representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district, as well as served as both a trial and appellate judge. Before his legislative service, he was a Virginia trial judge, and afterward became a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and still later served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.