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David Wilmot

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David Wilmot

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Prior offices

U.S. Court of Claims


Personal

David Wilmot (1814-1868) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Wilmot was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Abraham Lincoln. He was commissioned on March 7, 1863, and served until his death on March 16, 1868.[1]

Education

  • Read law, 1834

Professional career

  • Private practice, Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1834-1844
  • U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1845-1851
  • Presiding judge, Thirteenth Judicial District, Pennsylvania, 1851-1861
  • Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1857
  • U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-1863
  • Delegate, Peace Congress, Washington, DC, 1861

Footnotes

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Federal judges nominated by Abraham Lincoln
1861

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1862

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1863

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1864

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1865

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