OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr. 

BORN:
November 8, 1838;
Albany, New York

DIED:
October 24, 1909 (age 70);
Altamont, New York

EDUCATION:
Read Law, 1859

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1859-1883:
Practiced Law in Albany, New York
1869-1872:
District Attorney; Albany County, New York
1881-1883:
Corporation Counsel; Albany, New York
1883-1886:
Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York
1886-1895:
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals
1895-1909:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Congressional Quarterly
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Wikipedia

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