Caleb Blood Smith
Biography of Caleb Blood Smith
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Smith
- First Name: Caleb
- Middle Name: Blood
- Date of Birth: April , 16 , 1808
- Place of Birth (POB): Boston , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Date of Death: January , 7 , 1864
- Place of Death (POD): Indianapolis , Indiana (US-IN, IN, 18, Ind., In.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Caleb Blood Smith Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, District of Indiana
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Abraham Lincoln ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/16/1862
- Seat vacated by: Huntington , Elisha
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/16/1862
- Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/22/1862
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/22/1862
- Commission Date: 12/22/1862
- Date of Termination: 01/07/1864
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Caleb Blood Smith in the Law School
- Name of School: Cincinnati College (now University of Cincinnati)
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Miami University, Ohio
Third Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1828
Caleb Blood Smith Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Connersville, Indiana, 1828-1843
- Editor, Indiana Sentinel, 1832
- State representative, Indiana, 1832-1837, 1840-1841
- Commissioner to collect assets and adjust debts, Indiana, 1837
- U.S. representative from Indiana, 1843-1849
- Member, board of commissioners to adjust claims against Mexico, 1849-1851
- Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1851-1859
- Secretary of the Interior, 1861-1863
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