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William Henry Hunt
Former judge · Court of Claims
William Henry Hunt served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed May 15, 1878.
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Confirmed
- May 15, 1878
- Born
- 1823
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsRutherford B. Hayes · May 15, 1878 – Mar 11, 1881
Education
- Yale College
- Yale Law School
- Read law with Theodore Hunt and Randell Hunt, New Orleans, Louisiana1844
Career
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844-1878; Confederate Army lieutenant colonel, 1862; Acting professor of civil law, University of Louisiana Law School, 1866; Attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1876-1877; Secretary of the Navy, 1881-1882; Minister to Russia, U.S. Department of State, 1882-1884
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge William Henry Hunt, Court of Claims,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393156/william-henry-hunt (accessed 2026-10-14).