Marion De Vries
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Marion De Vries was a United States Representative from California
. He was born on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, California
. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the San Joaquin Valley College
, Woodbridge, California
in 1886 and from the law department of the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in Stockton, California
in 1889. He was the assistant district attorney of San Joaquin County from January 1893 to February 1897 when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
De Vries was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth
and Fifty-sixth
Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900 when he resigned to accept a court position. He was appointed on June 9, 1900 as a member of the Board of General Appraisers (which became the United States Customs Court) at New York City
and served until his resignation effective April 1, 1910. He was president of the board 1906-1910. He became an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals from April 2, 1910, serving until June 30, 1921. He served as presiding judge from July 1, 1921, until October 31, 1922 when he resigned and partnered a law firm with George Roscoe Davis
. He reengaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and New York City, until 1939, when he retired to his ranch near Woodbridge, California
where he died on September 11, 1939. He was buried in the family plot on the De Vries Ranch, a San Joaquin County designated historical site.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He was born on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 685,306. The county seat is Stockton.-History:...
. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the San Joaquin Valley College
San Joaquin Valley College
San Joaquin Valley College is a for-profit junior college with ten campuses located in California and one campus. SJVC was founded in 1977 by Robert and Shirley Perry...
, Woodbridge, California
Woodbridge, California
Woodbridge is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California. Woodbridge sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Woodbridge's population was 3,984....
in 1886 and from the law department of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
at Ann Arbor in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
in 1889. He was the assistant district attorney of San Joaquin County from January 1893 to February 1897 when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
De Vries was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
and Fifty-sixth
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...
Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900 when he resigned to accept a court position. He was appointed on June 9, 1900 as a member of the Board of General Appraisers (which became the United States Customs Court) at New York City
New York City
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and served until his resignation effective April 1, 1910. He was president of the board 1906-1910. He became an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals from April 2, 1910, serving until June 30, 1921. He served as presiding judge from July 1, 1921, until October 31, 1922 when he resigned and partnered a law firm with George Roscoe Davis
George Roscoe Davis
-Biography:In the late 1800s, he moved from Maine to Washington, DC to attend classes at George Washington University where in 1894 he became a charter member of the Columbian University chapter of Theta Delta Chi. That same year, George R...
. He reengaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and New York City, until 1939, when he retired to his ranch near Woodbridge, California
Woodbridge, California
Woodbridge is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California. Woodbridge sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Woodbridge's population was 3,984....
where he died on September 11, 1939. He was buried in the family plot on the De Vries Ranch, a San Joaquin County designated historical site.