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John Chandler Bancroft Davis
Judge, Court of Claims · 1877–1882
John Chandler Bancroft Davis , Judge, Court of Claims. John Chandler Bancroft Davis (December 29, 1822 – December 27, 1907), commonly known as (J. C.) Bancroft Davis, was an attorney, diplomat, judge of the Court of Claims, and Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Education
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- Harvard CollegeA.B., 1847
Career
Secretary and charge d'affaires, London legation, U.S. Department of State, 1849-1852; Private practice, New York City, 1853-1862; American corespondent, London Times, 1854-1861; State assemblyman, New York, 1868-1869; Assistant secretary of state, 1869-1871, 1881-1882; Secretary and U.S. agent, Joint High Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 1871-1873; Reporter of decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, 1883-1902
Biography
John Chandler Bancroft Davis (December 29, 1822 – December 27, 1907), commonly known as (J. C.) Bancroft Davis, was an attorney, diplomat, judge of the Court of Claims, and Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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