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Leonard Eugene Wales
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Leonard Eugene Wales served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Appointed by Chester A. Arthur and confirmed Mar 20, 1884.
- Appointed by
- Chester A. Arthur
- Confirmed
- Mar 20, 1884
- Born
- 1823
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of DelawareChester A. Arthur · Mar 20, 1884 – Feb 8, 1897
Education
- Yale College1845
- Read law1848
Career
Editor, Delaware State Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, 1848-1850; Clerk, U.S. District Court and U.S. Circuit Court, District of Delaware, 1849-1864; City solicitor, Wilmington, Delaware, 1853-1854; U.S. Army second lieutenant, First Delaware Volunteers, 1861; Judge, Superior Court of Delaware, 1864-1884
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