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George Purnell Fisher

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)

George Purnell Fisher served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Abraham Lincoln and confirmed Mar 11, 1863.

Appointed by
Abraham Lincoln
Confirmed
Mar 11, 1863
Born
1817

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Abraham Lincoln · Mar 11, 1863 – May 1, 1870

Education

  • Dickinson College1838

Career

Private practice, Dover, Delaware, 1841-; Clerk, Delaware State Senate, 1843; State representative, Delaware, 1844; Secretary of state, State of Delaware, 1846-1847; Aide-de-camp, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Young, Commander of Delaware Militia, 1846-; Confidential clerk, U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-1850; Commissioner to settle claims of U.S. citizens against Brazil, 1850-1852; Private secretary, Pres. Millard Fillmore, 1852-; Attorney general, State of Delaware, 1855-1860; U.S. representative from Delaware, 1861-1863; First Delaware Cavalry colonel, 1863; U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-1875; First auditor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1889-1893

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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