Alva Moore Lumpkin (November 13, 1886 – August 1, 1941) was a

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of the

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and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina and was a

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from

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Education and career

Born on November 13, 1886, in Milledgeville, Baldwin County,

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, Lumpkin moved with his parents to Columbia,

, in 1898. There were seven siblings, who by birth order were: Elizabeth (teacher), Hope (clergyman), Alva (politician), Morris (lawyer),

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(writer), and

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(academic). He attended the public schools in Milledgeville and Columbia, then received a

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in 1908 from the

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and was admitted to the bar the same year. He entered private practice in Columbia from 1908 to 1939. He was an assistant clerk for the

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from 1906 to 1908. He was a member of the

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from 1911 to 1913. He was a member of the Conciliation Commission for Advancement of Peace between the United States and

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in 1914. He was an acting assistant attorney general for South Carolina in 1918. He was a member of the South Carolina Board of Pardons from 1922 to 1923. He was an acting Associate Justice of the

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from 1926 to 1934.

Federal judicial service

Lumpkin was nominated by President

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on May 17, 1939, to a joint seat on the

and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina vacated by Judge John Lyles Glenn Jr. He was confirmed by the

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on May 22, 1939, and received his commission on July 19, 1939. His service terminated on July 22, 1941, due to his resignation.

Brief Senate service and death

Lumpkin was appointed on July 17, 1941, as a

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to the

to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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and served from July 22, 1941, until his death in

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, on August 1, 1941, following a gastric hemorrhage two days prior. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Education and career

Federal judicial service

Brief Senate service and death

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