1900 MARION DE VRIES California Congress CHRISTMAS CARD Xmas POLITICAL US House

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POLITICAL CHRISTMAS CARD
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Rare 4-3/4" x 5-3/4" Christmas card, c.1900, from California Congressman Marion De Vries.
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Marion De Vries
(August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was a
United States Representative
from
California
, a Member of the
Board of General Appraisers
and a Judge for the
United States Court of Customs Appeals
.
Biography
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De Vries was born on a ranch near Woodbridge,
San Joaquin County, California
. He attended the public schools and received a
Bachelor of Philosophy
degree from the
San Joaquin Valley College
,
Woodbridge, California
in 1886 and received a
Bachelor of Laws
degree from the law department of the
University of Michigan
at
Ann Arbor
in 1888. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice in
Stockton, California
in 1889. He was the assistant district attorney of San Joaquin County from January 1893 to February 1897 when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
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Congressional Service
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De Vries was elected as a
Democrat
to the
Fifty-fifth
and
Fifty-sixth
Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, to August 20, 1900 when he resigned to accept a court position.
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Federal Judicial Service
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On June 9, 1900,
President McKinley
appointed De Vries to the
Board of General Appraisers
via a
recess appointment
. On December 5, 1900, President McKinley nominated De Vries to the same seat, which had been vacated by
Joseph Biddle Wilkinson, Jr.
He was confirmed by the
Senate
on December 10, 1900. He served as President of the Board from 1906 to 1910. He served on the board until April 2, 1910 and was succeeded by
Samuel B. Cooper
. On March 9, 1910,
President Taft
nominated De Vries to serve as an associate judge for the
United States Court of Customs Appeals
, to a new seat. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity on the court until June 28, 1921, and was succeeded by Judge
Oscar Edward Bland
. On June 23, 1921,
President Harding
nominated De Vries to serve as Chief Judge for the United States Court of Customs Appeals, to the seat vacated by Judge
Robert Morris Montgomery
. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1921 and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his resignation on October 31, 1922. He was succeeded by Judge
George Ewing Martin
.
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Later career and death
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De Vries partnered a law firm with
George Roscoe Davis
. He reengaged in the practice of law in
Washington, D.C.
, and
New York City
, until 1939, when he retired to his ranch near
Woodbridge, California
where he died on September 11, 1939. He was buried in the family plot on the De Vries Ranch, a San Joaquin County designated historical site.
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