William Henry Munger | |
Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska |
Term Start: | February 18, 1897 |
Term End: | August 11, 1915 |
Appointer: | Grover Cleveland |
Predecessor: | William Douglas McHugh |
Successor: | Joseph William Woodrough |
Birth Name: | William Henry Munger |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1845 |
Birth Place: | Bergen, New York |
Death Place: | Omaha, Nebraska |
Education: | read law |
William Henry Munger (October 12, 1845 – August 11, 1915) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Born in Bergen, New York, Munger read law in 1868. He was in private practice in Fremont, Nebraska from 1869 to 1878, in Omaha, Nebraska from 1878 to 1879, returning to Fremont from 1879 to 1897.
On February 1, 1897, Munger was nominated by President Grover Cleveland to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska vacated by Judge William Douglas McHugh. Munger was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 18, 1897, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death on August 11, 1915, in Omaha.