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Caleb Blood Smith
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana
Caleb Blood Smith served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln and confirmed Dec 22, 1862.
- Appointed by
- Abraham Lincoln
- Confirmed
- Dec 22, 1862
- Born
- 1808
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of IndianaAbraham Lincoln · Dec 22, 1862 – Jan 7, 1864
Education
- Miami University, Ohio
- Cincinnati College (now University of Cincinnati)
- Read law1828
Career
Private practice, Connersville, Indiana, 1828-1843; Editor, Indiana Sentinel, 1832; State representative, Indiana, 1832-1837, 1840-1841; Commissioner to collect assets and adjust debts, Indiana, 1837; U.S. representative from Indiana, 1843-1849; Member, board of commissioners to adjust claims against Mexico, 1849-1851; Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1851-1859; Secretary of the Interior, 1861-1863
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Caleb Blood Smith, District Court for the District of Indiana,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1387936/caleb-blood-smith (accessed 2026-10-13).