William Matthew Merrick

Biography of William Matthew Merrick

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Merrick
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Matthew
• Date of Birth: September , 1 , 1818
• Place of Birth (POB): near Faulkner , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Date of Death: February , 4 , 1889
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Matthew Merrick Court Service Information

• Court Name: Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin Pierce ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/14/1855
• Seat vacated by: Dunlop , James
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/14/1855
• Commission Date: 12/14/1855
• Date of Termination: 03/03/1863
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Second Appointment of William Matthew Merrick

• Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/14/1885
• Recess Appointment date: 05/01/1885
• Seat vacated by: Wylie , Andrew
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/14/1885
• Committee action: Reported Unfavorably
• Committee action: 03/01/1886
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/30/1886
• Commission Date: 03/30/1886
• Date of Termination: 02/04/1889
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Matthew Merrick in the Law School

• Name of School: Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
• Law Degree Year: 1831

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Virginia

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1839

William Matthew Merrick Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1839-1844
• Private practice, Frederick, Maryland, 1844-1854
• Deputy attorney general, Frederick County, Maryland, 1845-1850
• Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1854-1855
• Private practice, Howard County, Maryland, 1863-1870, 1873-1886
• Senior professor of law, Columbian College, Washington, D.C., 1866-1867
• State representative, Maryland, 1870
• U.S. representative from Maryland, 1871-1873

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