John Curtiss Underwood

1809–1873 · Litchfield, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaJudgeAbraham Lincoln (Republican)Jan 25, 1864Reassignment, Jun 11, 1864
U.S. District Court for the District of VirginiaJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Jun 11, 1864Reassignment, Feb 3, 1871
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Feb 3, 1871Death, Dec 7, 1873

Education

  • Read law
  • Hamilton College, 1832

Professional Career

Private practice, Herkimer County, New York, -ca. 1839; Private practice, ca. 1839-1856; Secretary, Emigrant Aid and Homestead Society, 1856-1861; Fifth auditor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1861-1863; U.S. senator-elect from Virginia (not seated), 1865

External Links