1. Home
  2. Federal judges
  3. Thomas Drummond

Thomas Drummond

Former judge · U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit

Thomas Drummond served on the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Dec 22, 1869.

Appointed by
Ulysses Grant
Confirmed
Dec 22, 1869
Born
1809

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of IllinoisZachary Taylor · Feb 19, 1850 – Feb 13, 1855
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisNone (reassignment) · – Dec 22, 1869
  • Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh CircuitUlysses Grant · Dec 22, 1869 – Jul 18, 1884

Education

  • Bowdoin College1830
  • Read law1833

Career

Private practice, Galena, Illinois, 1835-1850; State representative, Illinois, 1840-1841; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, ca. 1841-ca. 1850

More

From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “Judge Thomas Drummond, Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1380201/thomas-drummond (accessed 2026-10-13).

Open the interactive version ›