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Arthur MacArthur

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Arthur MacArthur

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Arthur MacArthur (1815-1896) was an Associate Justice on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on July 15, 1870. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He retired on April 1, 1887.[1] MacArthur died on August 26, 1896.

Education

  • Wesleyan University
  • Read law, 1840[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1840-1845
  • Public administrator, Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1843
  • Private practice, New York City, 1845-1849
  • Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1849-1851
  • Milwaukee city attorney, Wisconsin, 1851-
  • State lieutenant governor, Wisconsin, 1855-1857
  • Judge, Second Judicial District of Wisconsin, 1857-1869[1]


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