Milton D. Purdy
United States federal judge (1866–1937)
Milton Dwight Purdy (November 3, 1866 – February 11, 1937) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and later was a Judge of the United States Court for China.
Education and career
Born on November 3, 1866, in Mogadore, Ohio, Purdy moved with his parents to Illinois in 1870. He graduated from high school there in 1884 and taught school there. During vacations he worked in his father's factory and learned the potters trade. Purdy received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1891 from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Laws in 1892 from the University of Minnesota Law School. He was an assistant city attorney for Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1893 to 1897. He was an assistant county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota from 1897 to 1898. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1898 to 1901. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1901 to 1902. He served with the United States Department of Justice from 1903 to 1908, as a United States Assistant Attorney General from 1903 to 1905, and as an assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1905 to 1908.
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