William Henry Seaman
| William Henry Seaman | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Active: | 3/1/1905 - 3/8/1915 |
| Preceded by: | James Graham Jenkins |
| Succeeded by: | Evan Alfred Evans |
| Past post: | Eastern District of Wisconsin |
| Past term: | 1893 - 1905 |
| Past position: | Seat #1 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1842 |
| Deceased: | 1915 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1868) |
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William Henry Seaman (1842-1915) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.[1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- U.S. Army Sergeant, 1861-1864
- Chief clerk, Quartermaster Department, U.S. Army, 1864-1866
- Private practice, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1868-1893
- Mayor, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Alderman, Sheboygan, Wisconsin [1]
Judicial career
Seventh Circuit
Seaman was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 25, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on March 8, 1915. [1]
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Seaman was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on March 27, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1893, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until March 1, 1905. [1] Seaman was succeeded in this position by Joseph Very Quarles.
External links
- Brief biography from the Wisconsin Historical Society.
- Judge Seaman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Seaman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: James Graham Jenkins |
Eastern District of Wisconsin 1893–1905 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Very Quarles |
| Preceded by: James Graham Jenkins |
Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit 1905–1911 |
Succeeded by: NA - court abolished |
| Preceded by: James Graham Jenkins |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1905–1915 |
Succeeded by: Evan Alfred Evans |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William Griesbach • Rudolph Randa • Joseph Stadtmueller • Lynn Adelman | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Aaron Goodstein • Patricia Gorence • William Callahan • James Sickel • Nancy Joseph • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Terence Evans • Andrew Galbraith Miller • Charles Dyer • James Henry Howe • James Graham Jenkins • William Henry Seaman • Joseph Very Quarles • Ferdinand August Geiger • Francis Duffy • Kenneth Grubb • John Reynolds • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren • Myron Gordon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Rudolph Randa • Charles Clevert • Joseph Stadtmueller • Terence Evans • John Reynolds • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren • | ||
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| 1886 | |||
| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
| 1897 | |||
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
- Eastern District of Wisconsin, Seat 1
- Former federal judge, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Former federal judge, Seventh Circuit
- Former federal judge, Seventh Circuit Courts
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Grover Cleveland
- Confirmed 1893
- Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed 1905
- Read law Alumni
- Army veteran
