George Purnell Fisher
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia
George Purnell Fisher (1817-1899) was an Associate Justice on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on March 10, 1863. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 1863, and received commission that same day. He resigned on May 1, 1870.[1]
Education
- Dickinson College, 1838[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Dover, Delaware, 1841-
- Clerk, Delaware State Senate, 1843
- Member, Delaware State House of Representatives, 1844
- Secretary of state for the State of Delaware, 1846-1847
- Aide-de-Camp to Major General Nathaniel Young, Commander of Delaware Militia, 1846-
- Confidential clerk, U.S. Secretary of State, Washington, DC, 1849-1850
- Commissioner, to settle claims of U.S. citizens against Brazil, 1850-1852
- Private secretary, President of the U.S. Fillmore, 1852-
- State attorney general, Delaware, 1855-1860
- U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1861-1863
- Colonel, First Delaware Cavalry, 1863
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-1875
- First auditor of the U.S. Treasury, Washington, DC, 1889-1893[1]
External links
- Article/Obituary from the New York Times, published 1899
Footnotes
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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 | |||
