Charles Henry Simonton

Biography of Charles Henry Simonton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Simonton
• First Name: Charles
• Middle Name: Henry
• Date of Birth: July , 11 , 1829
• Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: April , 25 , 1904
• Place of Death (POD): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Charles Henry Simonton Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of South Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/09/1886
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 09/03/1886
• Seat vacated by: Bryan , G. S.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/14/1886
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/11/1887
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/13/1887
• Commission Date: 01/13/1887
• Date of Termination: 12/28/1893
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Charles Henry Simonton

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/11/1893
• Seat vacated by: Bond , Hugh Lennox
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/11/1893
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 12/19/1893
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/19/1893
• Commission Date: 12/19/1893
• Date of Termination: 04/25/1904
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Third Appointment of Charles Henry Simonton

• Court Name: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/11/1893
• Seat vacated by: Bond , Hugh Lennox
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/11/1893
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/19/1893
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/19/1893
• Commission Date: 12/19/1893

Charles Henry Simonton in the Law School

• Name of School: South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina)
• Law Degree Year: 1849

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1851

Charles Henry Simonton Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1851-1886
• Assistant clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1851-1852
• State representative, South Carolina, 1858-1862, 1865-1866, 1877-1886
• Confederate Army colonel, 1861-1865

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