Today in Wheeling History: December 21—The Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse at 1125 Chapline Street is officially designated the “Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse” (2021).
Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr., a lifelong resident of Wheeling, was honored nationally when Congress passed H.R. 4660, signed into law on December 21, 2021, as Public Law 117-75, officially naming the federal building and courthouse at 1125 Chapline Street for him. Born in Wheeling on July 24, 1934, Stamp graduated from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in 1956, pursued legal studies at the University of Virginia, and earned his LL.B. from the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law in 1959. After active duty service as a U.S. Army private in 1959–1960, he continued in the Army Reserve, rising to first lieutenant through 1967. Returning home, he practiced law in Wheeling for three decades with Schrader, Byrd, Byrum, and Companion and its predecessor firms, building a reputation for integrity and civic involvement. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush appointed him to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia; he served as chief judge from 1994 to 2001 and assumed senior status in 2006, yet continued carrying a full caseload. The naming of the Wheeling courthouse in his honor reflects both his federal judicial service and his deep, sustained commitment to his hometown community.
To learn more: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV (https://tinyurl.com/y6pnztbz); GovInfo (https://tinyurl.com/ycyr4hdx), GOVTRACK.US (https://tinyurl.com/2h82cjwh), Federal Juidicial Center (https://tinyurl.com/ykf2kytd), Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/bdd2etj6), General Services Administration (https://tinyurl.com/3eh5d4np)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; General Services Administration
Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick Pfarr Stamp Jr., a lifelong resident of Wheeling, was honored nationally when Congress passed H.R. 4660, signed into law on December 21, 2021, as Public Law 117-75, officially naming the federal building and courthouse at 1125 Chapline Street for him. Born in Wheeling on July 24, 1934, Stamp graduated from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in 1956, pursued legal studies at the University of Virginia, and earned his LL.B. from the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law in 1959. After active duty service as a U.S. Army private in 1959–1960, he continued in the Army Reserve, rising to first lieutenant through 1967. Returning home, he practiced law in Wheeling for three decades with Schrader, Byrd, Byrum, and Companion and its predecessor firms, building a reputation for integrity and civic involvement. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush appointed him to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia; he served as chief judge from 1994 to 2001 and assumed senior status in 2006, yet continued carrying a full caseload. The naming of the Wheeling courthouse in his honor reflects both his federal judicial service and his deep, sustained commitment to his hometown community.
To learn more: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV (https://tinyurl.com/y6pnztbz); GovInfo (https://tinyurl.com/ycyr4hdx), GOVTRACK.US (https://tinyurl.com/2h82cjwh), Federal Juidicial Center (https://tinyurl.com/ykf2kytd), Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/bdd2etj6), General Services Administration (https://tinyurl.com/3eh5d4np)
Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV; General Services Administration
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