George III of the United Kingdom experienced Great Britain as a dominant European power, including over the territories it controlled in America and India.
Richard W. Vollmer , Jr. -LRB- March 7 , 1926 -- March 20 , 2003 -RRB- was a United States federal judge .. United States federal judge. United States federal judge. Born in St. Louis , Missouri , Vollmer was in the United States Navy during World War II , from 1944 to 1946 , and again from 1950 to 1952 .. United States Navy. United States Navy. World War II. World War II. He received an LL.B .. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1953 .. University of Alabama School of Law. University of Alabama School of Law. He was a Claims Representative for the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company from 1953 to 1956 .. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. He was in private practice in Mobile , Alabama from 1956 to 1990 .. On March 30 , 1990 , Vollmer was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama vacated by William B. Hand .. George H.W. Bush. George H.W. Bush. United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. William B. Hand. William B. Hand. Vollmer was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11 , 1990 , and received his commission on May 14 , 1990 .. United States Senate. United States Senate. He assumed senior status on December 31 , 2000 .. senior status. senior status. Vollmer served in that capacity until his death , in 2003 , in Mobile .