Henry Williams Blodgett
| Henry Williams Blodgett | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ulysses Grant |
| Active: | 1/11/1870 - 12/5/1892 |
| Preceded by: | Thomas Drummond |
| Succeeded by: | Peter Stenger Grosscup |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1821 |
| Deceased: | 1905 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1844) |
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Henry Williams Blodgett (1821-1905) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on January 10, 1870. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 11, 1870, and received commission that same day. He retired on December 5, 1892.[1] Blodgett was succeeded in this position by Peter Stenger Grosscup.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1844[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois, 1845-1869
- Illinois state representative, 1852-1854
- Illinois state senator, 1858-1862
- U.S. counsel before the Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration for settlement of differences between the U.S. and Great Britain involving fur seal fisheries in the Bering Sea, 1892-1893[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
Blodgett was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on January 10, 1870. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 11, 1870, and received commission that same day. He retired on December 5, 1892.[1] Blodgett was succeeded in this position by Peter Stenger Grosscup.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Williams's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Drummond |
Northern District of Illinois 1870–1892 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Peter Stenger Grosscup |
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
| 1872 | |||
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| 1876 -77 | |||
