John Moses Cheney

John Moses Cheney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
August 26, 1912 – March 3, 1913
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byJames William Locke
Succeeded byRhydon Mays Call
Personal details
BornJohn Moses Cheney
(1859-01-06)January 6, 1859
DiedJune 2, 1922(1922-06-02) (aged 63)
EducationBoston University School of Law (LL.B.)
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John Moses Cheney (January 6, 1859 – June 2, 1922) was a Florida attorney and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. A Republican, Cheney represented African American clients during the segregation era and supported voter registration drives during his U.S. Senate campaign in the era of white supremacy supported by the Democratic Party in Florida and across the south. Efforts to register African Americans resulted in the Ocoee massacre.