Frederick F. Faville
Frederick F. Faville was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1921, to December 31, 1932, appointed from Webster County, Iowa.
Early life
Faville was born third of five children on a farm in Mitchell County, Iowa in 1865 to Judge Amos S. Faville and Esther D. Crary. Amos served in the Iowa House in the 13th General Assembly from Howard and Mitchell from 1870 to 1872. He attended Cedar Valley Seminary in Osage, Iowa. Amos and Esther hailed from New York State. Amos is the brother of Lieutenant Governor Oran Faville, first Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.He attended Iowa State University, graduating with a Bachelor in Political Science in 1888, and University of Maryland Law School for a law degree in 1889 and 1890 but received no degree. In 1891 he returned to the University of Iowa to receive his law degree. He received a Doctorate of Laws from Buena Vista College in 1933.
Career
In 1895, Faville became County Attorney in Buena Vista County, Iowa. He served there until 1899. He was a presidential elector in the 1904. On March 15, 1907, he was appointed, by President Theodore Roosevelt, to be United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, where he served until 1913.He was elected to the Iowa Supreme Court in 1920, serving from 1921 to 1932.
The United States Supreme Court nominated him to be Special Master to determine the official border of Wisconsin and Michigan. On March 1, 1942, he was appointed Editor of the Code. He was also appointed Reporter of the Iowa Supreme Court. He served in both positions until 1946.
Personal life
Faville married Cora Thornburg in December 1891. She was born in 1866 in Orchard, Iowa and died in March 14, 1919. They had two children. He later married Josephine Creelman in 1925 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.He died of a stroke in Des Moines in 1954. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Mitchell, Iowa. At the time of his death, he had 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.