Joseph A. Gill
American judge (1854-1933)
Joseph A. Gill (1854 – 1933) was an American federal judge.
A native of what is now Wheeling West Virginia and a graduate of the University of Illinois, Gill moved about in the western U.S., practicing law, and even editing newspapers. He settled in Kansas where he practiced law and became active in Republican party politics. A vigorous supporter of William McKinley for president in 1896, he was rewarded with an appointment as United States Judge for the Northern District of the Indian Territory in 1899. President Theodore Roosevelt reappointed him to serve in the same position from 1903 to 1907.
Early life
Joseph Albert Gill was born in Wheeling, Virginia (now Wheeling, West Virginia) on February 17, 1854, to John and Rhoda Gill. The family moved to Springfield, Illinois when Joseph was ten years old. He attended the University of Illinois, read law in the offices of John A. McClernand and Charles Keyes. After practicing for three years in Springfield, he moved to Portland, Oregon. During the next few years, he moved around the northwest, practicing law in Astoria, Oregon and editing a newspaper in Oysterville, Washington.
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