Nathan Clifford
Biography of Nathan Clifford
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Clifford
- First Name: Nathan
- Date of Birth: August , 18 , 1803
- Place of Birth (POB): Rumney , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
- Date of Death: July , 25 , 1881
- Place of Death (POD): Cornish , Maine (US-ME, ME, 23, Maine, Me.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Nathan Clifford Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: James Buchanan ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/09/1857
- Seat vacated by: Curtis , Benjamin R.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/10/1857
- Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
- Committee action date: 01/06/1859
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Senate vote Yes/No: 26/23
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/12/1858
- Commission Date: 01/12/1858
- Date of Termination: 07/25/1881
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Nathan Clifford in the Law School
- Name of School: Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1827
Nathan Clifford Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Newfield, Maine, 1827-1830, 1843-1846
- State representative, Maine, 1830-1834; speaker, 1832-1834
- Attorney general, State of Maine, 1834-1838
- U.S. representative from Maine, 1839-1843
- Attorney General of the United States, 1846-1848
- Minister to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1848-1849
- Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1849-1857
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- First Circuit, February 15, 1858-May 1, 1881
Resources
Bibliographic references of Nathan Clifford
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