Thomas Howard Duval

Biography of Thomas Howard DuVal

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): DuVal
• First Name: Thomas
• Middle Name: Howard
• Date of Birth: November , 4 , 1813
• Place of Birth (POB): Buckingham County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: October , 10 , 1880
• Place of Death (POD): Fort Omaha , Nebraska (US-NE, NE, 31, NB, Nebr., Neb.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Thomas Howard DuVal Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Texas
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin Pierce ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/26/1857
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 11 Stat. 164
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/03/1857
• Commission Date: 03/03/1857
• Date of Termination: 10/10/1880
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Thomas Howard DuVal in the Law School

• Name of School: St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Kentucky
• Law Degree Year: 1833

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1837

Thomas Howard DuVal Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1837-1841
• Clerk, Florida Territorial Court of Appeals, Leon County, 1841-1843
• Secretary, Territory of Florida, 1843-1846
• Reporter, Supreme Court of Texas, 1846
• Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1846-1855
• Secretary of state, State of Texas, 1851-
• Judge, Texas District Court, Second Judicial District, 1855-1856

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