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David Wilmot
David Wilmot (1814-1868) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.
Wilmot was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Abraham Lincoln. He was commissioned on March 7, 1863, and served until his death on March 16, 1868.[1]
Education
- Read law, 1834
Professional career
- Private practice, Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1834-1844
- U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1845-1851
- Presiding judge, Thirteenth Judicial District, Pennsylvania, 1851-1861
- Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1857
- U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-1863
- Delegate, Peace Congress, Washington, DC, 1861
Footnotes
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| Former judges |
Atkinson • Barney • Bennett • Blackford • Booth • Campbell • Casey • Collins • Cowen • John Davis • John Bancroft Davis • Oscar Davis • Downey • Drake • Durfee • Friedman • Gilchrist • Graham • Green • Hay • Howell • Howry • Hughes • Hunt • Jones • Kashiwa • Kunzig • Laramore • Littleton • Loring • Madden • Milligan • Moss • Nichols • Nott • Peck • Peelle • Richardson • Scarburgh • Scofield • Sinnott • Skelton • Smith • Weldon • Whaley • Whitaker • Williams • Wilmot • Wright • | ||
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| 1861 | |||
| 1862 | |||
| 1863 |
Cartter • Field • Field • Fisher • Olin • Peck • Wilmot • Withey | ||
| 1864 |
Boynton • Busteed • Caldwell • Chase • Delahay • Durell • McDonald • Underwood • White • Wylie | ||
| 1865 | |||
