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Peleg Sprague
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Peleg Sprague served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by John Tyler and confirmed Jul 16, 1841.
- Appointed by
- John Tyler
- Confirmed
- Jul 16, 1841
- Born
- 1793
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsJohn Tyler · Jul 16, 1841 – Mar 13, 1865
Education
- Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
- Harvard CollegeA.B., 1812
- Read law1815
Career
Private practice, Augusta, Maine, 1815-1817; Private practice, Hallowell, Maine, 1817-1821, 1822-1824; State representative, Maine, 1821-1822; U.S. representative from Maine, 1825-1829; U.S. senator from Maine, 1829-1835; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1836-1841, 1865-1880
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Peleg Sprague, District Court for the District of Massachusetts,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1388156/peleg-sprague (accessed 2026-10-14).