Asa Wentworth Tenney

Biography of Asa Wentworth Tenney

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Tenney
• First Name: Asa
• Middle Name: Wentworth
• Date of Birth: May , 20 , 1833
• Place of Birth (POB): Dalton , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
• Date of Death: December , 10 , 1897
• Place of Death (POD): Brooklyn , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Asa Wentworth Tenney Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William McKinley ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/02/1897
• Seat vacated by: Benedict , Charles L.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/02/1897
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/07/1897
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/08/1897
• Commission Date: 07/08/1897
• Date of Termination: 12/10/1897
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Asa Wentworth Tenney in the Law School

• Name of School: Dartmouth College
• Law Degree Year: 1859

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1863

Asa Wentworth Tenney Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Brooklyn and New York City, 1863-1897
• U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1873-1885

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