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Henry Williams Blodgett
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Henry Williams Blodgett served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Jan 11, 1870.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Jan 11, 1870
- Born
- 1821
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisUlysses Grant · Jan 11, 1870 – Dec 5, 1892
Education
- Read law1844
Career
Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois, 1845-1869; State representative, Illinois, 1852-1854; State senator, Illinois, 1858-1862; U.S. counsel before the Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration for settlement of differences between the U.S. and Great Britain involving fur seal fisheries in the Bering Sea, 1892-1893
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