Loyal Edwin Knappen

Loyal Edwin Knappen
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
April 15, 1924 – May 14, 1930
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
January 31, 1910 – April 15, 1924
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byHorace Harmon Lurton
Succeeded byCharles Harwood Moorman
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
In office
January 31, 1910 – December 31, 1911
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byHorace Harmon Lurton
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office
December 10, 1906 – February 8, 1910
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byGeorge P. Wanty
Succeeded byArthur Carter Denison
Personal details
Born
Loyal Edwin Knappen

(1854-01-27)January 27, 1854
Hastings, Michigan
DiedMay 14, 1930(1930-05-14) (aged 76)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA, MA)
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Loyal Edwin Knappen (January 27, 1854 – May 14, 1930) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.