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Amos Madden Thayer

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1887–1894

Amos Madden Thayer , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Amos Madden Thayer (October 10, 1841 – April 24, 1905) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Education

  • Hamilton College1862
  • Read law1868

Career

U.S. Army major, 1862-1865; Private practice, Montana Territory; Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1868-1887; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, St. Louis Circuit, 1876-1887; Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890-

Biography

Amos Madden Thayer (October 10, 1841 – April 24, 1905) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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