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William Nelson Runyon
Portrait of Judge Runyon c. 1925
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
January 16, 1923 – November 9, 1931
Appointed byWarren G. Harding
Preceded bySeat established by 42 Stat. 837
Succeeded byPhillip Forman
Acting Governor of New Jersey
In office
May 16, 1919 – January 13, 1920
Preceded byWalter Evans Edge
Succeeded byClarence E. Case (acting)
President of the New Jersey Senate
In office
1919 – January 13, 1920
Preceded byThomas F. McCran
Succeeded byClarence E. Case
Member of the
New Jersey Senate
from Union County
In office
1918–1922
Preceded byCarlton B. Pierce
Succeeded byArthur N. Pierson
Personal details
BornWilliam Nelson Runyon
(1871-03-05)March 5, 1871
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1931(1931-11-09) (aged 60)
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting placeHillside Cemetery
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
EducationYale University (A.B.)
New York Law School (LL.B.)

William Nelson Runyon (March 5, 1871 – November 9, 1931) was the acting governor of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Runyon was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on December 30, 1922, to a new seat created by 42 Stat. 837; He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1923, and received commission the same day. Runyon's service was terminated on November 9, 1931, due to death.

Education and career

Born on March 5, 1871, in Plainfield, New Jersey, Runyon received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1892 from Yale University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1894 from New York Law School. He was a member of the Plainfield Common Council from 1897 to 1898. He was a Judge of the Plainfield Municipal Court from 1899 to 1910. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1915 to 1917. He was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1918 to 1922. He served as Acting Governor of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Federal judicial service

Runyon was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on December 30, 1922, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1923, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on November 9, 1931, due to his death in Plainfield. He was interred in Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

References

  1. ^ "Runyon, William Nelson - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ "Judge Runyon Dies in Jersey" (PDF). The New York Sun. November 9, 1931.
  3. National Association of Referees in Bankruptcy, Journal of the National Association of Referees in Bankruptcy, Death notice, William Nelson Runyon, Volumes 6-10, January 1932, page 116

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Political offices
Preceded byThomas F. McCran President of the New Jersey Senate
1919 		Succeeded byClarence E. Case
Preceded byWalter Evans Edge Acting Governor of New Jersey
1919–1920 		Succeeded byClarence E. Case
Party political offices
Preceded byNewton A.K. Bugbee Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey
1922 		Succeeded byArthur Whitney
Legal offices
Preceded bySeat established by 42 Stat. 837 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1923–1931 		Succeeded byPhillip Forman
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