Edwin Louis Garvin
| Edwin L. Garvin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edwin Louis Garvin October 25, 1877 Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
October 10, 1960 (aged 82) Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, judge |
Edwin Louis Garvin (October 25, 1877 – October 10, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Life
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, Garvin graduated B.A. from New York University in 1897 and LL.B. from New York University School of Law in 1899. He married Ida Elizabeth Crane, the sister of Chief Judge Frederick E. Crane.
He was nominated to the court by Woodrow Wilson on March 6, 1918, to a seat vacated by Van Vechten Veeder, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 21, 1918, and received his commission on March 21, 1918. His service terminated on October 31, 1925 when he resigned.
He was justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1941 to 1947.
He died at the Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York.
Sources
- Edwin Louis Garvin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Political Graveyard (gives location of hospital as Bellport, but its address is 101 Hospital Road, Patchogue)
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| Preceded by Van Vechten Veeder |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1918–1925 |
Succeeded by Grover M. Moscowitz |