Thomas Settle
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Thomas Settle (1831-1888) was a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on January 26, 1877. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 30, 1877, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on December 1, 1888.
Education
- University of North Carolina, A.B., 1850
- Read law, 1854
Professional career
- Private secretary, North Carolina Governor David S. Reid, 1850-1854
- Private practice, Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1854
- Member, North Carolina General Assembly, 1854-1859
- Speaker, 1858-1859
- Private practice, North Carolina, 1860-1861
- Solicitor, Fourth Judicial Circuit of North Carolina, 1861
- Confederate Army Captain, 1861-1862
- Solicitor, Fourth Judicial Circuit of North Carolina, 1862-1868
- Member and speaker, North Carolina State Senate, 1866-1868
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1868-1871
- U.S. minister to Peru, 1871-1872
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1872-1876
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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