OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Wheeler Hazard Peckham

BORN:
January 1, 1833
Albany, New York

DIED:
September 27, 1905 (age 72)
New York City, New York

EDUCATION:
Union College
Albany Law School (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1841-1849:
Attended Albany Boys’ Academy in Utica, NY
1851:
Attended Union College in Schenectady, NY
1852-1853:
Traveled in Europe
1853:
Studied Law at Albany Law School in Albany. NY
1854:
Admitted to the Bar,
Became a Partner at Peckham & Tremain (father’s law firm in Albany, NY)
1855:
Married Anne A. Keasbey
1856-1957:
Traveled in Europe
1857-1859:
Lived in Dubuque, Iowa
1859-1864:
Lived in St. Paul, Minnesota
1864:
Returned to Albany, New York
1873:
Assisted with Prosecution of William M. Tweed and Associates
1884:
Appointed District Attorney in New York by Governor Grover Cleveland
1892-1894:
President, Association of the Bar of the City of New York 
1/22/1894:
Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland 
2/16/1894:
Nomination Rejected by Senate (32-41)

RESOURCES:
Library of Congress
Wikipedia