John James Gilchrist

Biography of John James Gilchrist

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Gilchrist
• First Name: John
• Middle Name: James
• Date of Birth: February , 16 , 1809
• Place of Birth (POB): Medford , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: April , 29 , 1858
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John James Gilchrist Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin Pierce ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/03/1855
• Seat vacated by: , 10 Stat. 612
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/03/1855
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/03/1855
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/03/1855
• Commission Date: 03/03/1855
• Date of Termination: 04/29/1858
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John James Gilchrist in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard College
• Law Degree Year: 1828

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Law Degree Year: 1831

John James Gilchrist Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Charlestown, New Hampshire, 1831-1836
• State representative, New Hampshire, 1836-1837
• Register of probate, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, 1836
• Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature, 1840-1855; chief justice, 1848-1855

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Presiding Judge, Court of Claims, 1855-1858

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