Overview
Henry Samuel Priest (February 7, 1853 – July 9, 1930) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Education and career
Born in Ralls County, Missouri, Priest received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Westminster College in 1872. He read law in 1873 and entered private practice in Moberly, Missouri. There he served as city attorney, and was an attorney for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Wabash Railroad from 1881 to 1894.
Federal judicial service
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