Horace Gray
Biography of Horace Gray
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Gray
- First Name: Horace
- Date of Birth: March , 24 , 1828
- Place of Birth (POB): Boston , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Date of Death: September , 15 , 1902
- Place of Death (POD): Nahant , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Horace Gray Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Chester A. Arthur ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/19/1881
- Seat vacated by: Clifford , Nathan
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/19/1881
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/20/1881
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Senate vote Yes/No: 51/5
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/20/1881
- Commission Date: 12/20/1881
- Date of Termination: 09/15/1902
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Horace Gray in the Law School
- Name of School: Harvard College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Law Degree Year: 1845
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1849
Third Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1851
Horace Gray Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1851-1864
- Reporter, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1854-1861
- Justice, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1864-1881; chief justice, 1873-1881
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- First Circuit, January 30, 1882-September 15, 1902
- Second Circuit, July 15, 1893-April 1, 1894
Resources
Bibliographic references of Horace Gray
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