1. William Lochren was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
12 Facts About William Lochren
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William Lochren entered private practice in St Anthony, Minnesota Territory from 1856 to 1861.
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William Lochren served as an alderman and later as city attorney of St Anthony.
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William Lochren was in the United States Army as a Lieutenant from 1861 to 1863, during the American Civil War.
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William Lochren resumed private practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1864 to 1881.
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William Lochren was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1869 to 1870.
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William Lochren was city attorney of Minneapolis from 1877 to 1878.
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William Lochren was a Judge of the Minnesota District Court for the Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota from 1881 to 1893.
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William Lochren was Commissioner of Pensions for the Bureau of Pensions in the United States Department of the Interior from 1893 to 1896.
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William Lochren was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on May 15,1896, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge Rensselaer Nelson.
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William Lochren was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 18,1896, and received his commission the same day.
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William Lochren served in that capacity until his retirement on July 11,1908.