Andrew Gordon Magrath

Biography of Andrew Gordon Magrath

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Magrath
• First Name: Andrew
• Middle Name: Gordon
• Date of Birth: February , 8 , 1813
• Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: April , 9 , 1893
• Place of Death (POD): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Andrew Gordon Magrath Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of South Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin Pierce ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/09/1856
• Seat vacated by: Gilchrist , Robert B.
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/12/1856
• Commission Date: 05/12/1856
• Date of Termination: 11/07/1860
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Andrew Gordon Magrath in the Law School

• Name of School: South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina)
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1831

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1835

Andrew Gordon Magrath Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1835-1839, 1841, 1843-1856, 1865-1893
• State representative, South Carolina, 1840, 1842
• Secretary of state, State of South Carolina, 1860-1861
• Judge, Confederate District Court, District of South Carolina, 1861-1864
• Governor, South Carolina, 1864-1865

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