F. Ryan Duffy
| F. Ryan Duffy | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
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In office February 2, 1949 – June 30, 1966 |
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| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Evan Alfred Evans |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. Fairchild |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
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In office September 1, 1954 – August 6, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | James Earl Major |
| Succeeded by | John S. Hastings |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
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In office June 21, 1939 – February 2, 1949 |
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| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand August Geiger |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Tehan |
| United States Senator from Wisconsin | |
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In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Blaine |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Wiley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Francis Ryan Duffy June 23, 1888 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| Died | August 16, 1979 (aged 91) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Law School |
Francis Ryan Duffy (June 23, 1888 – August 16, 1979) was a Wisconsin jurist and politician who served as a United States Senator and as a federal judge. Duffy served in the Senate from 1933 to 1939, losing his seat to Alexander Wiley in the election of 1938. From 1954 to 1959, he served as chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Duffy graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1910. He received his LL.B. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1912. Duffy was a private practice attorney in Fond du Lac from 1912 to 1917, then seved in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919. After his return from the military, Duffy resumed the practice of law until his election to the United States Senate in 1933, as a Democrat. In his bid for reelection in 1938, Duffy was challenged by Alexander Wiley, the Republicans' 1936 nominee for Governor of Wisconsin. Wiley defeated Duffy, whom President Franklin D. Roosevelt soon nominated to fill a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin vacated by Ferdinand August Geiger. Duffy was confirmed by the Senate on June 29, 1939.
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