Peleg Sprague
Biography of Peleg Sprague
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Sprague
- First Name: Peleg
- Date of Birth: April , 27 , 1793
- Place of Birth (POB): Duxbury , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Date of Death: October , 13 , 1880
- Place of Death (POD): Boston , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Peleg Sprague Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: John Tyler ( Whig )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/15/1841
- Seat vacated by: Davis , John
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/15/1841
- Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
- Committee action date: 07/16/1841
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/16/1841
- Commission Date: 07/16/1841
- Date of Termination: 03/13/1865
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
Peleg Sprague in the Law School
- Name of School: Harvard College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1812
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
Third Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1815
Peleg Sprague Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Augusta, Maine, 1815-1817
- Private practice, Hallowell, Maine, 1817-1821, 1822-1824
- State representative, Maine, 1821-1822
- U.S. representative from Maine, 1825-1829
- U.S. senator from Maine, 1829-1835
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1836-1841, 1865-1880
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