Hoyt Henry Wheeler
| Hoyt Henry Wheeler | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Active: | 3/16/1877 - 9/30/1906 |
| Preceded by: | David Allen Smalley |
| Succeeded by: | James Loren Martin |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1833 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1859) |
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Hoyt Henry Wheeler (1833-1906) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
He was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on March 15, 1877. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1877, and received commission that same day. He retired on September 30, 1906. Wheeler was succeeded in this position by James Loren Martin.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1859
Professional career
- Private practice, Jamaica, Vermont, 1859-1867
- Member, Vermont House of Representatives, 1867
- Member, Vermont State Senate, 1868-1869
- Judge, Supreme Court, State of Vermont, 1869-1877
Judicial career
District of Vermont
Wheeler was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on March 15, 1877. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1877, and received commission that same day. [1] He retired on September 30, 1906. Wheeler was succeeded in this position by James Loren Martin.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Allen Smalley |
District of Vermont 1877–1906 |
Succeeded by: James Loren Martin |
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| Hayes |
Acheson • Barr • Baxter • Blatchford • Bunn • Butler • Choate • Cox • Davis • Hagner • Hammond • Harlan • Hays • Hunt • James • Key • Lowell • McCormick • McCrary • Morris • Nelson • Turner • Wheeler • Woods | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | John Conroy • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Nathaniel Chipman • Samuel Hitchcock • Elijah Paine • Samuel Prentiss • David Allen Smalley • James Oakes • Fred Parker • Hoyt Henry Wheeler • James Loren Martin • Harland Bradley Howe • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • James Leamy • Bernard Leddy • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
William K. Sessions • John Murtha • Fred Parker • Franklin Billings • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • Bernard Leddy • | ||
