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Ebenezer Peck
Former judge · Court of Claims
Ebenezer Peck served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln and confirmed Mar 10, 1863.
- Appointed by
- Abraham Lincoln
- Confirmed
- Mar 10, 1863
- Born
- 1805
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsAbraham Lincoln · Mar 10, 1863 – May 1, 1878
Education
- Read law, Montreal, Canada1827
Career
Private practice, Stanstead and Sherbrooke, Lower Canada (now Quebec), 1827-1833; King's counsel for Lower Canada (now Quebec), 1833; Member, Legislative Assembly for the Province of Lower Canada (now Quebec), 1829-1835; Internal improvement commissioner, Chicago, Illinois, 1837; State senator, Illinois, 1838-1839; State representative, Illinois, 1840-1842, 1858-1860; Clerk, Illinois Supreme Court, 1841-1848; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1846-1863; Publisher and editor, The Argus, Chicago, Illinois, 1850; Reporter, Illinois Supreme Court, 1849-1863
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Ebenezer Peck, Court of Claims,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393151/ebenezer-peck (accessed 2026-10-13).