Henry Williams Blodgett

Biography of Henry Williams Blodgett

Family Name (Surname): Blodgett
First Name: Henry
Middle Name: Williams
Date of Birth: July , 21 , 1821
Place of Birth (POB): Amherst , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
Date of Death: February , 9 , 1905
Place of Death (POD): Waukegan , Illinois (US-IL, IL, 17, Ill., Il., Ills., Ill's)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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): 01/10/1870
Seat vacated by: Drummond , Thomas
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/10/1870
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 01/10/1870
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/11/1870
Commission Date: 01/11/1870
Date of Termination: 12/05/1892
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois, 1845-1869
State representative, Illinois, 1852-1854
State senator, Illinois, 1858-1862
U.S. counsel before the Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration for settlement of differences between the U.S. and Great Britain involving fur seal fisheries in the Bering Sea, 1892-1893