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Walter Quintin Gresham
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1869–1891
Walter Quintin Gresham , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 – May 28, 1895) was an American attorney, jurist, statesman, and politician who served in the cabinets of presidents Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland. Gresham was the 31st postmaster general of the United States under Arthur from 1883 to 1884 and briefly the 35th U.S. secretary of the treasury from September to October 1884 before resigning to become a federal judge.
Education
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Career
Private practice, Corydon, Indiana, 1854-1860; State representative, Indiana, 1860-1861; U.S. Army, 1861-1865; Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1866-1867; Agent for handling Indiana state finances, 1867-1869; Postmaster general of the United States, 1883-1884; Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Secretary of State, 1893-1895
Biography
Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 – May 28, 1895) was an American attorney, jurist, statesman, and politician who served in the cabinets of presidents Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland. Gresham was the 31st postmaster general of the United States under Arthur from 1883 to 1884 and briefly the 35th U.S. secretary of the treasury from September to October 1884 before resigning to become a federal judge.
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