Edgar A. McCulloch
Edgar A. McCulloch | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office January 16, 1929 – November 30, 1929 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Abram F. Myers |
| Succeeded by | Garland Ferguson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edgar Allen McCulloch August 1, 1861 Trenton, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1933 (aged 71) |
| Party | Democratic |
Edgar Allen McCulloch (August 1, 1861 – January 23, 1933) was an American judge who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas from 1904 to 1909, Chief Justice from 1909 to 1927, and a member of the Federal Trade Commission from 1927 to 1933.
Born in Trenton, Tennessee,[1] McCulloch gained admission to the bar in Marianna, Arkansas in 1883.[2]
He was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1904 and served for 18 years, resigning in 1927 to accept an appointment from President Calvin Coolidge to the Federal Trade Commission.[2] He was chairman of that body from January 16, 1929, to November 30, 1929.[3]
A month after receiving surgery to overcome a long stomach illness,[2][1] he died from an apparent coronary thrombosis.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Edgar A. MCCulloch Dies After Long Illness", Messenger-Inquirer (January 24, 1933), p. 3 .
- 1 2 3 "Federal Trade Board Member Dies at 71", The Morning Call (January 24, 1933), p. 1.
- ↑ List of Commissioners, Chairwomen, and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission: 1915-2018 (as of November 2018).
- ↑ "Trade Commission Member Is Dead", The Daily Oklahoman (January 24, 1933), p. 10.
- 1861 births
- 1933 deaths
- People from Trenton, Tennessee
- U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
- Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- Federal Trade Commission personnel
- Coolidge administration personnel
- Hoover administration personnel
- Chairs of the Federal Trade Commission
- Arkansas state court judge stubs