Thomas Settle

Biography of Thomas Settle

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Settle
• First Name: Thomas
• Date of Birth: January , 23 , 1831
• Place of Birth (POB): Rockingham County , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Date of Death: December , 1 , 1888
• Place of Death (POD): Raleigh , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Thomas Settle Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/26/1877
• Seat vacated by: Fraser , Philip
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/26/1877
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/30/1877
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/30/1877
• Commission Date: 01/30/1877
• Date of Termination: 12/01/1888
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Thomas Settle in the Law School

• Name of School: University of North Carolina
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1850

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1854

Thomas Settle Career Path

Employment:

• Private secretary, Gov. David S. Reid, North Carolina, 1850-1854
• Private practice, Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1854
• Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1854-1859; speaker, 1858-1859
• Private practice, North Carolina, 1860-1861
• Solicitor, Fourth Judicial Circuit, North Carolina, 1861, 1862-1868
• Confederate Army captain, 1861-1862
• State senator and speaker, North Carolina, 1866-1868
• Associate justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1868-1871, 1872-1876
• Minister to Peru, U.S. Department of State, 1871-1872

Resources

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