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Ward Hunt

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1872

Ward Hunt , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ward Hunt (June 14, 1810 – March 24, 1886) was an American jurist and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1868 to 1869, and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1872 to 1882.

Positions

  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1872-12-11–1882-01-27

Education

  • Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
  • Union CollegeB.A., 1828
  • Read law1831

Career

Private practice, Utica, New York, 1832-1865; State assemblyman, New York, 1838; Mayor, Utica, New York, 1844; Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1865-1869; chief judge, 1868-1869; Commissioner of appeals, State of New York, 1869-1872

Biography

Ward Hunt (June 14, 1810 – March 24, 1886) was an American jurist and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1868 to 1869, and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1872 to 1882.

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