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William Hiram Brawley
William Hiram Brawley (1841-1916) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.[1]
He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on December 20, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 18, 1894, and received commission that same day. He retired on June 14, 1911.[1] Brawley was succeeded in this position by Henry Augustus Middleton Smith.
Early life and education
- South Carolina College, 1860[1]
Professional career
- Confederate Army, 1861-1862
- Manager, Family plantation, 1862-1864
- Private practice, Chester, South Carolina, 1866-1868
- Solicitor, Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, 1868-1874
- Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1874-1893
- Representative from Charleston, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1882-1890
- U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1891-1894[1]
Judicial career
District of South Carolina
Brawley was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on December 20, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 18, 1894, and received commission that same day. He retired on June 14, 1911.[1] Brawley was succeeded in this position by Henry Augustus Middleton Smith.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Brawley's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Henry Simonton |
District of South Carolina 1894–1911 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Henry Augustus Middleton Smith
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| 1886 | |||
| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
| 1897 | |||
