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Arthur MacArthur
Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) · 1870
Arthur MacArthur , Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Arthur MacArthur Sr. (January 26, 1815 – August 26, 1896) was a Scottish American immigrant, lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the fifth lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, serving from 1856 to 1858, and during that term he served for 4 days in March 1856 as the fourth governor of Wisconsin, due to the dispute over the results of the 1855 gubernatorial election.
Education
- Wesleyan University
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Career
Private practice, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1840-1845; Public administrator, Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1843; Private practice, New York City, 1845-1849; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1849-1851; City attorney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1851-; Lieutenant governor, Wisconsin, 1855-1857; Judge, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1857-1869
Biography
Arthur MacArthur Sr. (January 26, 1815 – August 26, 1896) was a Scottish American immigrant, lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the fifth lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, serving from 1856 to 1858, and during that term he served for 4 days in March 1856 as the fourth governor of Wisconsin, due to the dispute over the results of the 1855 gubernatorial election.
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