Benjamin Robbins Curtis

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Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1809-1874) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

He received a recess appointment from President Millard Fillmore on September 22, 1851. On December 11, 1851, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1851, and received commission that same day. He resigned on September 30, 1857.^[1]

Education

• Harvard Law School
• Harvard University, A.B., 1829 ^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Northfield, Massachusetts, 1831-1834
• Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1834-1851, 1857-1874 ^[1]

External links

• Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information
• NNDB profile

References

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