Edward Silsby Farrington | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada |
Term Start: | April 30, 1928 |
Term End: | August 31, 1929 |
Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada |
Term Start1: | January 10, 1907 |
Term End1: | April 30, 1928 |
Appointer1: | Theodore Roosevelt |
Predecessor1: | Thomas Porter Hawley |
Successor1: | Frank Herbert Norcross |
Birth Name: | Edward Silsby Farrington |
Birth Date: | 6 September 1856 |
Birth Place: | Yreka, California |
Education: | Amherst College (A.B.) College of the Law |
Edward Silsby Farrington (September 6, 1856 – August 31, 1929) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Born in Yreka, California, Farrington received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Amherst College in 1880 and attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He was in private practice in Elko, Nevada from 1886 to 1907.
On December 19, 1906, Farrington was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Judge Thomas Porter Hawley. Farrington was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 10, 1907, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on April 30, 1928, serving in that capacity until his death on August 31, 1929.