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David Wilmot
Judge, Court of Claims · 1863
David Wilmot , Judge, Court of Claims. David Wilmot (January 20, 1814 – March 16, 1868) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and as a judge of the Court of Claims. He is best known for being the prime sponsor and eponym of the Wilmot Proviso, a failed legislative proposal to ban the expansion of slavery into western territories gained in the Mexican Cession.
Education
- Read law with Hon. William Jessup, Montrose, Pennsylvania1832
- Read law with George W. Woodward, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania1832
Career
Private practice, Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1834-1844; U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1845-1851; President judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Thirteenth Judicial District, 1851-1861; U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-1863
Biography
David Wilmot (January 20, 1814 – March 16, 1868) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and as a judge of the Court of Claims. He is best known for being the prime sponsor and eponym of the Wilmot Proviso, a failed legislative proposal to ban the expansion of slavery into western territories gained in the Mexican Cession.
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