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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