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Thomas Richard Purnell
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 1897
Thomas Richard Purnell , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Thomas Richard Purnell (November 11, 1847 – December 19, 1908) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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
Biography
Thomas Richard Purnell (November 11, 1847 – December 19, 1908) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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