George Foster Shepley

Biography of George Foster Shepley

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Shepley
• First Name: George
• Middle Name: Foster
• Date of Birth: January , 1 , 1819
• Place of Birth (POB): Saco , Maine (US-ME, ME, 23, Maine, Me.)
• Date of Death: July , 20 , 1878
• Place of Death (POD): Portland , Maine (US-ME, ME, 23, Maine, Me.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

George Foster Shepley Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/08/1869
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 16 Stat. 44
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/08/1869
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/22/1869
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/22/1869
• Commission Date: 12/22/1869
• Date of Termination: 07/20/1878
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

George Foster Shepley in the Law School

• Name of School: Dartmouth College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1837

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard University

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1839

George Foster Shepley Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Bangor, Maine, 1839-1844
• Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1844-1861, 1865-1866, 1867-1869
• U.S. attorney for the District of Maine, 1848-1849, 1853-1861
• U.S. Army brigadier general, 1861-1865
• State representative, Maine, 1866-1867

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