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Nathan Kelsey Hall

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York · 1852

Nathan Kelsey Hall , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Nathan Kelsey Hall (March 28, 1810 – March 2, 1874) was a United States representative from New York, the 14th United States Postmaster General and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Hall was nominated by President Millard Fillmore on August 13, 1852, to a seat vacated by Alfred Conkling.

Education

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Career

Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1832-1850; Clerk, Board of Supervisors, Erie County, New York, 1832-1838; City attorney, Buffalo, New York, 1833-1834; Alderman, Buffalo, New York, 1837; Master in chancery, Buffalo, New York, 1839-1841; Judge, Court of Common Pleas for Erie County [New York], 1841-; U.S. representative from New York, 1847-1849; Postmaster general of the United States, 1850-1852

Biography

Nathan Kelsey Hall (March 28, 1810 – March 2, 1874) was a United States representative from New York, the 14th United States Postmaster General and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Hall was nominated by President Millard Fillmore on August 13, 1852, to a seat vacated by Alfred Conkling.

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