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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Benson Walker HoughШаблон:Pron (March 5, 1875 – November 19, 1935) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Education and career

Born in Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio, Hough received a Master of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1897 and a Bachelor of Laws from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1899.[1] He entered private practice in Delaware, Ohio from 1900 to 1916.[2] He was the Adjutant General of Ohio from 1915 to 1916, serving in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919.[1] He voluntarily requested a demotion from General to Colonel in order to accompany the 4th Ohio Infantry, renamed the 166th US Infantry, and incorporated into the 42nd Infantry Division, to France.[1] Hough was elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, serving from 1920 to 1923.[2] He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio from 1923 to 1925.[2]

Federal judicial service

Hough was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 31, 1925, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by Judge John Elbert Sater.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1925, and received his commission the same day.[2] His service terminated on November 19, 1935, due to his death at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio.[1] He was interred in Berkshire Township.[1]

Personal

Hough was married to Edith Markel on June 25, 1902, and had one child.[1]

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