Homer Bone | |
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![]() Bone in 1939 | |
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office January 1, 1956 – March 11, 1970 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office April 1, 1944 – January 1, 1956 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Bert E. Haney |
Succeeded by | Frederick George Hamley |
United States Senator from Washington | |
In office March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944 | |
Preceded by | Elijah S. Grammer |
Succeeded by | Warren Magnuson |
Personal details | |
Born | Homer Truett Bone January 25, 1883 Franklin, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | March 11, 1970 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | (aged 87)
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
Political party | Socialist Farmer–Labor Republican Democratic |
Education | Tacoma Law School |
Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of parties and was elected to the State House. In 1932, he was elected as a Democrat as United States Senator from Washington, and re-elected to a second term.
In 1944 Bone was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served until his death, the last years in senior status.
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