Henry Billings Brown

Biography of Henry Billings Brown

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Brown
• First Name: Henry
• Middle Name: Billings
• Date of Birth: March , 2 , 1836
• Place of Birth (POB): South Lee , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: September , 4 , 1913
• Place of Death (POD): Bronxville , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Henry Billings Brown Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/17/1875
• Seat vacated by: Longyear , John Wesley
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/18/1875
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/19/1875
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/19/1875
• Commission Date: 03/19/1875
• Date of Termination: 12/30/1890
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Henry Billings Brown

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Benjamin Harrison ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/23/1890
• Seat vacated by: Miller , Samuel F.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/23/1890
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 12/29/1890
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/29/1890
• Commission Date: 12/29/1890
• Date of Termination: 05/28/1906
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Henry Billings Brown in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1856

Second Law School Attendance

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

Third Law School Attendance

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

Fourth Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1860

Henry Billings Brown Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1860-1861, 1868-1875
• Deputy U.S. marshal, Eastern District of Michigan, 1861-1863
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1863-1868
• Judge, Wayne County [Michigan] Circuit Court, 1868
• Lecturer in law, University of Michigan, 1860-1875
• Professor of medical jurisprudence, Detroit Medical College, 1868-1871
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Sixth Circuit, January 19, 1891-April 1, 1894, August 19, 1895-February 2, 1896
• Second Circuit, April 2, 1894-February 2, 1896
• Seventh Circuit, February 3, 1896-March 8, 1903
• Third Circuit, March 9, 1903-May 28, 1906

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