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John Wesley Longyear

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 1870

John Wesley Longyear , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. John Wesley Longyear (October 22, 1820 – March 10, 1875) was a United States representative from Michigan and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education

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Career

Private practice, Mason, Michigan, 1846-1847; Private practice, Lansing, Michigan, 1847-1870; U.S. representative from Michigan, 1863-1867

Biography

John Wesley Longyear (October 22, 1820 – March 10, 1875) was a United States representative from Michigan and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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