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Ward Hunt

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Ward Hunt

Ward Hunt (June 14, 1810 – March 24, 1886) was an American jurist and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1868 to 1869, and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1872 to 1882.

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Nominated by
Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by
Frederick Hollister
Succeeded by
Edmund Wetmore
Born
(1810-06-14)June 14, 1810Utica, New York, US
Died
March 24, 1886(1886-03-24) (aged 75)Washington, D.C., US
Political party
mw- Democratic (Before 1848)Free Soil (1848–1854)Republican (1855–1886)
Spouses
mw- Mary Ann Savage (m. 1837; died 1846) Maria Taylor (m. 1853; died 1866)
Children
3
Education
Union College (BA)Litchfield Law School
Party
mw- Democratic (Before 1848)Free Soil (1848–1854)Republican (1855–1886)

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Preceded byWilliam Wright
Preceded byWilliam Wright
Legal offices
Preceded byWilliam Wright
Legal offices
Chief Judge of theNew York Court of Appeals 1868–1869
Legal offices
Succeeded byRobert Earl
Preceded bySamuel Nelson
Preceded bySamuel Nelson
Legal offices
Preceded bySamuel Nelson
Legal offices
Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of the United States 1873–1882
Legal offices
Succeeded bySamuel Blatchford
Legal offices
Preceded byWilliam Wright
Chief Judge of theNew York Court of Appeals 1868–1869
Succeeded byRobert Earl
Preceded bySamuel Nelson
Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of the United States 1873–1882
Succeeded bySamuel Blatchford

References

  1. "Justices 1789 to Present"
    https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members_text.aspx
  2. The New York Times
    https://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B0DE5DA1330E533A25756C2A9659C94679FD7CF
  3. litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
    https://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/1320
  4. supremecourthistory.org
    https://www.supremecourthistory.org/timeline_hunt.html
  5. The New York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers from the Revolution to the Present Time
    https://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA283
  6. The New York Times
    https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E0D71330EF34BC4A52DFB4678389669FDE
  7. The Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Wot7PgOaBTUC&pg=PA52
  8. The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789–2012
    https://books.google.com/books?id=QKN2AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA185
  9. "Famous American Trials: The Trial of Susan B. Anthony"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110123114608/http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/anthony/sbahome.html
  10. Encyclopedia Britannica; britannica.com
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ward-Hunt
  11. litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
    https://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/1321
  12. Lineage Book
    https://books.google.com/books?id=92gZAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA247
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