Henry C. McDowell Jr.
Henry Clay McDowell Jr. (August 24, 1861 – October 8, 1933) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Education and career Born on August 24, 1861, in Louisville, Kentucky, McDowell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1881 from Yale University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1887 from the University of Virginia School of Law. He entered private practice in Lynchburg, Virginia from 1887 to 1901. Federal judicial service On the recommendation of John Fox Jr. and Campbell Slemp, McDowell received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on November 12, 1901, to a seat vacated by the death of Judge John Paul on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He was nominated to the same seat by President Roosevelt on December 5, 1901. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1901, and he received his commission the same day. As Judge, McDowell lived in Lynchburg's prestigious Diamond Hill district. In 1902, the New York Times reported that Judge McDowell had sentenced a labor organizer to jail for eight months for organizing activity aimed at the Virginia Iron