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Charles Linnaeus Benedict
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Charles Linnaeus Benedict served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln and confirmed Mar 9, 1865.
- Appointed by
- Abraham Lincoln
- Confirmed
- Mar 9, 1865
- Born
- 1824
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkAbraham Lincoln · Mar 9, 1865 – Jan 1, 1897
Education
- University of Vermont1844
- Read law1845
Career
Grammar school principal, -1845; Private practice, Brooklyn, New York, 1845-1865; State assemblyman, New York, 1863-
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