Edgar A. McCulloch

Edgar Allen McCulloch (August 1, 1861 – January 23, 1933) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas from 1904 to 1909, Chief Justice from 1909 to 1927, and a member of the Federal Trade Commission from 1927 to 1933.

Born in Trenton, Tennessee,[1] McCulloch gained admission to the bar in Marianna, Arkansas in 1883.[2]

He was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1904 and served for 18 years, resigning in 1927 to accept an appointment from President Calvin Coolidge to the Federal Trade Commission.[2] He was chairman of that body from January 16, 1929 to November 30, 1929.[3]

A month after receiving surgery to overcome a long stomach illness,[2][1] he died from an apparent coronary thrombosis.[4]

References
  1. "Edgar A. MCCulloch Dies After Long Illness", Messenger-Inquirer (January 24, 1933), p. 3 .
  2. "Federal Trade Board Member Dies at 71", The Morning Call (January 24, 1933), p. 1.
  3. List of Commissioners, Chairwomen, and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission: 1915-2018 (as of November 2018).
  4. "Trade Commission Member Is Dead", The Daily Oklahoman (January 24, 1933), p. 10.
Political offices
Preceded by
Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.		 Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
1904–1909		 Succeeded by
Samuel Frauenthal
Preceded by
Joseph Morrison Hill		 Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
1909–1927		 Succeeded by
Jesse C. Hart
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