Richard S. Whaley

Richard S. Whaley
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Claims
In office
July 9, 1947 – November 8, 1951
Chief Justice of the Court of Claims
In office
June 27, 1939 – July 9, 1947
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byFenton Whitlock Booth
Succeeded byJohn Marvin Jones
Judge of the Court of Claims
In office
June 2, 1930 – June 27, 1939
Appointed byHerbert Hoover
Preceded bySamuel Jordan Graham
Succeeded bySamuel Estill Whitaker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st district
In office
April 29, 1913 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byGeorge Swinton Legaré
Succeeded byW. Turner Logan
41st Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 1907 – February 19, 1910
GovernorDuncan Clinch Heyward
Martin Frederick Ansel
Preceded byMendel Lafayette Smith
Succeeded byMendel Lafayette Smith
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Charleston County
In office
February 14, 1913 – April 29, 1913
In office
January 8, 1901 – February 19, 1910
Personal details
Born
Richard Smith Whaley

(1874-07-15)July 15, 1874
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1951(1951-11-08) (aged 77)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeMagnolia Cemetery
Charleston, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.)

Richard Smith Whaley (July 15, 1874 – November 8, 1951) was a United States representative from South Carolina and Chief Justice of the Court of Claims.