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Arthur MacArthur
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
Arthur MacArthur served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia). Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Jul 15, 1870.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Jul 15, 1870
- Born
- 1815
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)Ulysses Grant · Jul 15, 1870 – Apr 1, 1887
Education
- Wesleyan University
- Read law1840
Career
Private practice, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1840-1845; Public administrator, Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1843; Private practice, New York City, 1845-1849; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1849-1851; City attorney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1851-; Lieutenant governor, Wisconsin, 1855-1857; Judge, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1857-1869
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