William Henry Hunt

Biography of William Henry Hunt

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hunt
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Henry
• Date of Birth: November , 5 , 1857
• Place of Birth (POB): New Orleans , Louisiana (US-LA, LA, 22, La.)
• Date of Death: February , 4 , 1949
• Place of Death (POD): Charlottesville , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Henry Hunt Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Montana
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/14/1904
• Seat vacated by: Knowles , Hiram
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/14/1904
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/18/1904
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/19/1904
• Commission Date: 04/19/1904
• Date of Termination: 03/30/1910
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of William Henry Hunt

• Court Name: Associate Judge, United States Court of Customs Appeals (later Customs and Patent Appeals)
• Court Type: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/09/1910
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 36 Stat. 11
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/09/1910
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 03/28/1910
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/30/1910
• Commission Date: 03/30/1910
• Date of Termination: 01/31/1911
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Third Appointment of William Henry Hunt

• Court Name: U. S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/12/1910
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 36 Stat. 539
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/12/1910
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/31/1911
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/31/1911
• Commission Date: 02/08/1911

William Henry Hunt in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1880

William Henry Hunt Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Fort Benton, Montana Territory, 1880-1887
• Collector of customs, Montana and Idaho Territories, 1881-1885
• Delegate, Montana constitutional convention, 1884
• Attorney general, Montana Territory, 1885-1887
• State representative, Montana, 1889
• Judge, Montana District Court, First Judicial District, 1889-1894
• Justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1894-1900
• Secretary, Puerto Rico, 1900-1901
• Governor, Puerto Rico, 1901-1904
• Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1928-1942
• Nominated to U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, January 5, 1910; nomination withdrawn by president, February 22, 1910

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Biography of William Henry Hunt

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hunt
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Henry
• Date of Birth: June , 12 , 1823
• Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: February , 27 , 1884
• Place of Death (POD): St. Petersburg , Russia
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Henry Hunt Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/18/1878
• Seat vacated by: Peck , Ebenezer
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/18/1878
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/14/1878
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/15/1878
• Commission Date: 05/15/1878
• Date of Termination: 03/11/1881
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

William Henry Hunt in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law with Theodore Hunt and Randell Hunt, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Law Degree Year: 1844

William Henry Hunt Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844-1878
• Confederate Army lieutenant colonel, 1862
• Acting professor of civil law, University of Louisiana Law School, 1866
• Attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1876-1877
• Secretary of the Navy, 1881-1882
• Minister to Russia, U.S. Department of State, 1882-1884

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