Nathan Clifford

1803–1881 · Rumney, NH

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeJames Buchanan (Democratic)Jan 12, 1858Death, Jul 25, 1881

Education

  • Read law, 1827

Professional Career

Private practice, Newfield, Maine, 1827-1830, 1843-1846; State representative, Maine, 1830-1834; speaker, 1832-1834; Attorney general, State of Maine, 1834-1838; U.S. representative from Maine, 1839-1843; Attorney General of the United States, 1846-1848; Minister to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1848-1849; Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1849-1857

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