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Wilson McCandless

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · 1859

Wilson McCandless , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Wilson McCandless (June 19, 1810 – June 30, 1882) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Education

  • Western University of Pennsylvania (now University of Pittsburgh)B.A., 1826
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Career

Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1831-1859, 1876-1882; State senator, Pennsylvania

Biography

Wilson McCandless (June 19, 1810 – June 30, 1882) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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