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Marcus Wilson Acheson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1880–1891

Marcus Wilson Acheson , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Marcus Wilson Acheson (June 7, 1828 – June 21, 1906), frequently known as M. W. Acheson, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Education

  • Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College)B.A., 1845
  • Read law1852

Career

Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1852-1880

Biography

Marcus Wilson Acheson (June 7, 1828 – June 21, 1906), frequently known as M. W. Acheson, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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