Humphrey Howe Leavitt

Biography of Humphrey Howe Leavitt

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Leavitt
• First Name: Humphrey
• Middle Name: Howe
• Date of Birth: June , 18 , 1796
• Place of Birth (POB): Suffield , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: March , 15 , 1873
• Place of Death (POD): Springfield , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Humphrey Howe Leavitt Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Ohio
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Andrew Jackson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/28/1834
• Seat vacated by: Tappan , Benjamin
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/28/1834
• Commission Date: 06/30/1834
• Date of Termination: 02/10/1855
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of Humphrey Howe Leavitt

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 10 Stat. 604
• Commission Date: 02/10/1855
• Date of Termination: 04/01/1871
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Humphrey Howe Leavitt in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1816

Humphrey Howe Leavitt Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, War of 1812
• Private practice, Cadiz, Ohio, 1816-1820
• Justice of the peace, Harrison County, Ohio, 1818-1820
• Prosecutor, Monroe County, Ohio, 1818-1820
• Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1820-1823
• Prosecutor, Jefferson County, Ohio, 1823-1829
• State representative, Ohio, 1825-1826
• State senator, Ohio, 1827-1828
• Clerk, Jefferson County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas and Supreme Court, 1829-1832
• U.S. representative from Ohio, 1830-1834

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