Rhydon Mays Call
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Rhydon Mays Call was an American lawyer
and judge
.
Call was born in Fernandina, Florida
, to George William and Sarah (Stark) Call. His father was a lawyer (brother of Florida
U.S. Senator
Wilkinson Call
) who served in the 2d Florida Regiment of the Confederate States Army
during the Civil War
and was killed at the Battle of Seven Pines
. Rhydon Call's mother was the daughter of Rydon G. Mays, an Edgefield, South Carolina
physician and planter
He graduated from the Washington and Lee University
with a LL.B.
in 1878.In July 1878 he was admitted to the bar
in Virginia
. Call was in private practice
in Jacksonville
from 1881 to 1893. He served as a judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit
from June 1893 to 1913.
President
Woodrow Wilson
nominated Call on March 28, 1913, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
, to the seat vacated by John Moses Cheney
. Officially nominated on April 12, 1913, Call was confirmed
by the United States Senate
on April 24, 1913, and received commission
on April 24, 1913.
Call served on the court until his death in 1927. He is interred
at St. Nicholas Cemetery in Jacksonville.
Law of the United States
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and judge
Judge
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.
Call was born in Fernandina, Florida
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the United States of America and on Amelia Island. It is a part of Greater Jacksonville and is among Florida's northernmost cities. The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian tribe...
, to George William and Sarah (Stark) Call. His father was a lawyer (brother of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
U.S. Senator
United States Senate
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Wilkinson Call
Wilkinson Call
Wilkinson Call was a U.S. Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat from 1879 to 1897.Call was a nephew of Florida Governor Richard K. Call and cousin of Arkansas Senator James D...
) who served in the 2d Florida Regiment of the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and was killed at the Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Seven Pines
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive up the Virginia Peninsula by Union Maj. Gen....
. Rhydon Call's mother was the daughter of Rydon G. Mays, an Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,449 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Edgefield County.Edgefield is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.-Geography:...
physician and planter
He graduated from the Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
with a LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
in 1878.In July 1878 he was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar
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in Virginia
Virginia
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. Call was in private practice
Practice of law
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in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
from 1881 to 1893. He served as a judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit
Florida Circuit Courts
The Florida Circuit Courts are state courts. They are trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida, the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution .The Circuit Courts primarily handle civil cases where...
from June 1893 to 1913.
President
President of the United States
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Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
nominated Call on March 28, 1913, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida....
, to the seat vacated by John Moses Cheney
John Moses Cheney
John Moses Cheney was an American lawyer and judge.Cheney was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Boston University School of Law with an LL.B. in 1886....
. Officially nominated on April 12, 1913, Call was confirmed
Advice and consent
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by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on April 24, 1913, and received commission
Letters patent
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on April 24, 1913.
Call served on the court until his death in 1927. He is interred
Burial
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at St. Nicholas Cemetery in Jacksonville.
External links
- The National Cyclopaedia of American BiographyThe National Cyclopaedia of American BiographyThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography is a multi-volume collection of biographical articles and portraits of Americans, published since the 1890s. The primary method of data collection was by sending questionnaires to subjects or their relatives. It has over 60,000 entries, in 63...
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