Thomas Richard Purnell

Biography of Thomas Richard Purnell

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Purnell
• First Name: Thomas
• Middle Name: Richard
• Date of Birth: November , 11 , 1847
• Place of Birth (POB): Wilmington , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Date of Death: December , 19 , 1908
• Place of Death (POD): Raleigh , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Thomas Richard Purnell Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William McKinley ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/26/1897
• Seat vacated by: Seymour , Augustus S.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/03/1897
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/04/1897
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/05/1897
• Commission Date: 05/05/1897
• Date of Termination: 12/19/1908
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Thomas Richard Purnell in the Law School

• Name of School: Trinity College (now Duke University)
• Law Degree Year: 1869

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1869

Thomas Richard Purnell Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland and Salem, North Carolina, 1870-1873
• Librarian, State of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1873-1876
• State representative, North Carolina, 1876-1877
• Commissioner, U.S. Circuit Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1877-1891
• State senator, North Carolina, 1883-1884
• Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1876-1897
• Candidate for attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1892

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