Northcott, Elliott Born April 26, 1869, in Clarksburg, WV Died January 3, 1946, in Arcadia, FL Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Received a recess appointment from Calvin Coolidge on April 6, 1927, to a seat vacated by John Carter Rose; nominated to the same position by Calvin Coolidge on December 6, 1927. Confirmed by the Senate on December 15, 1927, and received commission on December 15, 1927. Assumed senior status on October 15, 1939. Service terminated on January 3, 1946, due to death. Education: University of Michigan Law School Read law, 1891 Professional Career: Private practice, West Virginia, 1891- City attorney, Huntington, West Virginia, 1897-1898 Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1898-1905 U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-1909, 1922-1927 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, U.S. Department of State, 1909-1913; to Columbia, 1909-1911; to Nicaragua, 1911; to Venezuela, 1911-1913 Private practice, West Virginia, 1915-1922 Bibliography