Stanley Matthews
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| Stanley Matthews | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #6 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | James Garfield |
| Active: | 5/12/1881 - 3/22/1889 |
| Preceded by: | Noah Haynes Swayne |
| Succeeded by: | David Josiah Brewer |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | July 21, 1824 |
| Home State: | Cincinnati, OH |
| Deceased: | March 22, 1889 |
| Bachelors: | Kenyon College, B.A., 1840 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1842 |
| Military service: | Twenty-third Ohio Infantry, 1861-1862 Fifty-first Ohio Volunteers, 1862-1863 |
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Early life and education
Military service
- Lieutenant-Colonel, Twenty-third Ohio Infantry, 1861-1862
- Colonel, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteers, 1862-1863[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Columbia, Tennessee, 1842-1844
- Editor, Tennessee Democrat, 1842-1844
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1844-1851
- Clerk, Ohio State Legislature, 1848-1851
- Judge, Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio, 1851-1853
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853-1858
- Member, Ohio State Senate, 1855-1857
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1858-1861
- Judge, Ohio Superior Court, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1863-1865
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865-1877
- Counsel for Rutherford B. Hayes before electoral commission, 1876
- U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1877-1881 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
He was nominated by President James Garfield on March 14, 1881 to fill the vacancy left by Noah Haynes Swayne. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 12, 1881 and received commission that same day. He served until his death on March 22, 1889.[1] He was succeeded to this post by David Josiah Brewer.
See also
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Matthews' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Noah Haynes Swayne |
Supreme Court 1881–1889 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: David Josiah Brewer |
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| Garfield |
Alexander Boarman • Addison Brown • LeBaron Bradford Colt • Stanley Matthews • Don Albert Pardee • Glenni William Scofield | ||
