Marion De Vries

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Marion De Vries
Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1897–1900
Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
In office
June 28, 1921 – October 31, 1922
Appointed byWarren G. Harding
Preceded byRobert Morris Montgomery
Succeeded byGeorge Ewing Martin
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
In office
March 30, 1910 – June 28, 1921
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 11
Succeeded byOscar E. Bland
President of the Board of General Appraisers
In office
1906–1910
Preceded byIsrael F. Fischer
Succeeded byHenderson M. Somerville
Member of the Board of General Appraisers
In office
June 9, 1900 – April 2, 1910
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byJoseph Biddle Wilkinson Jr.
Succeeded bySamuel B. Cooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1897 – August 20, 1900
Preceded byGrove L. Johnson
Succeeded bySamuel D. Woods
Personal details
BornMarion De Vries
(1865-08-15)August 15, 1865
Woodbridge, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1939(1939-09-11) (aged 74)
Woodbridge, California, U.S.
Resting placeDe Vries Ranch family plot
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSan Joaquin Valley College (Ph.B.)
University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceCalifornia National Guard
Years of service1891–1893
RankMajor
Unit3rd Brigade

Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from California, a Member and President of the Board of General Appraisers and an Associate Judge and later Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.

Education and career

Born on August 15, 1865, on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, California,[1] De Vries attended the public schools.[2] He received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1886 from San Joaquin Valley College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1888 from University of Michigan Law School.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Stockton, California from 1889 to 1900.[1] He was an assistant district attorney for San Joaquin County from January 1893 to February 1897.[1]

Major De Vries in uniform c. 1891[a]

De Vries served in the California National Guard from 1891 to 1893,[3] rising to the rank of major and signal officer on the staff of general James Budd.[4]

Congressional service

De Vries was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 55th and 56th United States Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900, when he resigned to accept a federal judgeship.[2]

Federal judicial service

De Vries received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on June 9, 1900, to a seat vacated by Joseph Biddle Wilkinson Jr.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 5, 1900.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1900.[1] He served as President from 1906 to 1910.[1] His service terminated on April 2, 1910, due to his elevation to the United States Court of Customs Appeals.[1]

De Vries was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 9, 1910, to the United States Court of Customs Appeals (later the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission on March 30, 1910.[1] His service terminated on June 28, 1921, due to his elevation to Presiding Judge of the same court.[1]

De Vries was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on June 23, 1921, to the Presiding Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs Appeals vacated by Presiding Judge Robert Morris Montgomery.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1921, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on October 31, 1922, due to his resignation.[1]

Later career and death

After his resignation from the federal bench, De Vries returned to private practice in Washington, D.C., and New York City, New York, from 1922 to 1939.[1] He died on September 11, 1939,[1] on his ranch near Woodbridge.[2] He was interred in the family plot on the De Vries Ranch.[2]

Electoral history

1896 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marion De Vries 24,434 55.5
Republican Grove L. Johnson (incumbent) 18,613 42.3
Prohibition F. E. Coulter 974 2.2
Total votes 44,021 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican
1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marion De Vries (incumbent) 25,196 55.3
Republican Frank D. Ryan 20,400 44.7
Total votes 45,596 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Photograph appears to be doctored. Note abnormally large head and collar misaligned with neck.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Marion De Vries at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Marion De Vries". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ↑ "OFFICIAL ORDERS". The Western Soldier. V (4): 10. October 1893. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Third Brigade, N. G. C." The Western Soldier. II (6): 14. June 1892. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  5. ↑ 1896 election results
  6. ↑ 1898 election results

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.