Henry Samuel Priest

Biography of Henry Samuel Priest

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Priest
• First Name: Henry
• Middle Name: Samuel
• Date of Birth: February , 7 , 1853
• Place of Birth (POB): Ralls County , Missouri (US-MO, MO, 29, Mo.)
• Date of Death: July , 9 , 1930
• Place of Death (POD): St. Louis , Missouri (US-MO, MO, 29, Mo.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Henry Samuel Priest Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• 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): 08/06/1894
• Seat vacated by: Thayer , Amos M.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/06/1894
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/08/1894
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/09/1894
• Commission Date: 08/09/1894
• Date of Termination: 05/23/1895
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Henry Samuel Priest in the Law School

• Name of School: Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1872

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1873

Henry Samuel Priest Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Moberly, Missouri, 1873-1880
• City attorney, Moberly, Missouri
• Attorney, Missouri Pacific and Wabash Railroads, St. Louis Missouri, 1881-1894
• Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1895-
• Candidate for U.S. Senate from Missouri, 1920
• Candidate for governor, Missouri, 1924

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