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Humphrey Howe Leavitt
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Humphrey Howe Leavitt served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1796
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of OhioAndrew Jackson · Jun 28, 1834 – Feb 10, 1855
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of OhioNone (reassignment) · – Apr 1, 1871
Education
- Read law1816
Career
U.S. Army, War of 1812; Private practice, Cadiz, Ohio, 1816-1820; Justice of the peace, Harrison County, Ohio, 1818-1820; Prosecutor, Monroe County, Ohio, 1818-1820; Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1820-1823; Prosecutor, Jefferson County, Ohio, 1823-1829; State representative, Ohio, 1825-1826; State senator, Ohio, 1827-1828; Clerk, Jefferson County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas and Supreme Court, 1829-1832; U.S. representative from Ohio, 1830-1834
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