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Isaac Newton Blackford
Former judge · Court of Claims
Isaac Newton Blackford served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Franklin Pierce and confirmed Mar 3, 1855.
- Appointed by
- Franklin Pierce
- Confirmed
- Mar 3, 1855
- Born
- 1786
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsFranklin Pierce · Mar 3, 1855 – Dec 31, 1859
Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)1806
- Read law with Judge Gabriel Ford, Morristown, New Jersey1810
- Read law with Col. George McDonald, Somerville, New Jersey1810
Career
Private practice, Indiana Territory, 1812-1813; First clerk and recorder, Washington County, Indiana Territory, 1813; Clerk, Indiana Territorial Legislature, 1813; State representative and speaker of the house, Indiana, 1817; Judge, Indiana Supreme Court, 1817-1853; Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1853-1855
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Isaac Newton Blackford, Court of Claims,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393006/isaac-newton-blackford (accessed 2026-10-16).