Cornelius Holgate Hanford

Cornelius Holgate Hanford (April 21, 1849 – March 2, 1926) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Winchester, Iowa, Hanford read law to enter the bar in 1875. He was a Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the Territory of Washington from 1875 to 1876. He was in private practice in Seattle, Washington Territory from 1875 to 1889. He was a member of the Territorial Council, Washington Territory from 1877 to 1878. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Territory of Washington from 1881 to 1886. He was a City attorney of Seattle, Washington Territory from 1882 to 1885. He was a judge on the Washington Territorial Court in 1889. He was in private practice in Seattle, Washington from 1912 to 1926.

Hanford was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Washington.

Hanford was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He was reassigned on March 2, 1905; Hanford served in that capacity until August 5, 1912, due to resignation.

Sources

• Cornelius Holgate Hanford at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Hanford, Cornelius Holgate
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Date of birth	April 21, 1849
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Date of death	March 2, 1926
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