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Thomas Richard Purnell
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Thomas Richard Purnell served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Appointed by William McKinley and confirmed May 5, 1897.
- Appointed by
- William McKinley
- Confirmed
- May 5, 1897
- Born
- 1847
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North CarolinaWilliam McKinley · May 5, 1897 – Dec 19, 1908
Education
- Read law1869
- Trinity College (now Duke University)1869
Career
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland and Salem, North Carolina, 1870-1873; Librarian, State of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1873-1876; State representative, North Carolina, 1876-1877; Commissioner, U.S. Circuit Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1877-1891; State senator, North Carolina, 1883-1884; Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1876-1897; Candidate for attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1892
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