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Levi Woodbury
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Levi Woodbury served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by James K. Polk and confirmed Jan 3, 1846.
- Appointed by
- James K. Polk
- Confirmed
- Jan 3, 1846
- Born
- 1789
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesJames K. Polk · Jan 3, 1846 – Sep 4, 1851
Education
- Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
- Dartmouth College1809
- Read law1812
Career
Private practice, Francestown, New Hampshire, 1812-1816; Clerk, New Hampshire State Senate, 1816-1817; Associate justice, New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature, 1817-1823; Governor, New Hampshire, 1823-1824; Private practice, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1824; Speaker, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1825; U.S. senator from New Hampshire, 1825-1831, 1841-1845; State senator-elect (did not serve), New Hampshire, 1831; Secretary of the Navy, 1831-1834; Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-1841
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