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Solomon Lewis Withey
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Solomon Lewis Withey served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln and confirmed Mar 11, 1863.
- Appointed by
- Abraham Lincoln
- Confirmed
- Mar 11, 1863
- Born
- 1820
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MichiganAbraham Lincoln · Mar 11, 1863 – Apr 25, 1886
Education
- Read law1843
Career
Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1843-1863; Judge, Kent County [Michigan] Probate Court, 1848-1852; State senator, Michigan, 1861-1863
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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