Frederick F. Faville
Frederick Faville | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
| In office 1925 – December 31, 1932 | |
| Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1921 – December 31, 1932 | |
| United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa | |
| In office March 15, 1907 – 1913 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft |
| County Attorney of Buena Vista County | |
| In office 1895–1899 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1865 Mitchell County, Iowa |
| Died | February 19, 1954 (aged 88) Des Moines, Iowa |
| Spouse(s) |
Cora Thornburg
(m. 1891; died 1919)Josephine Creelman (m. 1925) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Oran Faville (uncle) |
| Education | Iowa State University (BS) University of Maryland (no degree) Iowa State University (LLB) Buena Vista College (JD |
Frederick F. Faville (June 5, 1865 – February 19, 1954) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1921, to December 31, 1932, appointed from Webster County, Iowa.[1]
Early life
Faville was born third of five children on a farm in Mitchell County, Iowa in 1865[1][2] to Judge Amos S. Faville (1823-1900) and Esther D. Crary.[2] Amos served in the Iowa House in the 13th General Assembly from Howard and Mitchell from 1870 to 1872.[2] He attended Cedar Valley Seminary in Osage, Iowa.[2] Amos and Esther hailed from New York State.[2] Amos is the brother of Lieutenant Governor Oran Faville, first Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.
He attended Iowa State University, graduating with a Bachelor in Political Science in 1888, and University of Maryland Law School for a law degree in 1889 and 1890 but received no degree.[1][2] In 1891 he returned to Iowa State University, from Maryland, to receive his law degree.[1][2] He earned his JD from Buena Vista College in 1933.
Career
In 1895, Faville became County Attorney in Buena Vista County, Iowa.[1][2] He served there until 1899. He was a presidential elector in the 1904.[2] On March 15, 1907, he was appointed, by President Theodore Roosevelt, to be United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, where he served until 1913.[1][2]
He was elected to the Iowa Supreme Court in 1920, serving from 1921 to 1932.[1]
The United States Supreme Court nominated him to be Special Master to determine the official border of Wisconsin and Michigan.[1] On March 1, 1942, he was appointed Editor of the Code. He was also appointed Reporter of the Iowa Supreme Court. He served in both positions until 1946.[1]
Personal life
Faville married Cora Thornburg in December 1891.[2] She was born in 1866 in Orchard, Iowa and died in March 14, 1919.[2] They had two children.[2] He later married Josephine Creelman in 1925 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2]
He died of a stroke in Des Moines in 1954.[1] He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Mitchell, Iowa. At the time of his death, he had 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.[2]