William Adams Richardson

1821–1896 · Tyngsboro, MA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Court of ClaimsJudgeUlysses Grant (Republican)Jun 2, 1874Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Jan 20, 1885
Court of ClaimsChief JusticeChester A. Arthur (Republican)Jan 20, 1885Death, Oct 19, 1896

Education

  • Harvard College, A.B., 1843
  • Harvard College, A.M., 1846
  • Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1846

Professional Career

Private practice, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1846; Justice of the peace, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1847-1854; Bank president, Wamesit, Massachusetts, 1852-1853; Judge, Middlesex County [Massachusetts] Probate Court, 1856-1858; Judge, Middlesex County [Massachusetts] Probate and Insolvency Courts, 1858-1872; Assistant secretary of the treasury, 1869-1872; Acting attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1870; Secretary of the Treasury, 1873-1874; Editor, Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the United States, 1874-1891; Professor of law, Georgetown Law School, 1879-1894

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