OVERVIEW:

BORN:
March 9, 1820
Auburn, New York

DIED:
July 7, 1893 (age 73)
Newport, Rhode Island

EDUCATION:
Columbia College (BA, 1837)
Read Law (1843)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1839-1842:
Private Secretary, Gov. William Seward, New York
1842-1845:
Military Secretary, Gov. William Seward, New York
1843-1845:
Practiced Law in New York City
1845-1854:
Practiced Law in Auburn, New York
1852-1887:
Court Reporter, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
Publisher, Blatchford’s Circuit Court Reports 
1854-1862:
Practiced Law in New York City
1867:
Trustee, Columbia College
1867-1878:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
1878-1882:
Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit 
1882-1893:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

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

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