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Lawrence Weldon

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Lawrence Weldon

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Prior offices

U.S. Court of Claims


Personal

Lawrence Weldon (1829-1905) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Weldon was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Chester Arthur. He was commissioned on November 24, 1883, and served until his death on April 10, 1905.[1]

Education

  • Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio
  • Read law, 1854

Professional career

  • Clerk, Secretary of State for Ohio, 1853-1854
  • Private practice, Clinton, Illinois, 1854-1861
  • Member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1861
  • U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1861-1866
  • Private practice, Bloomington, Illinois, 1867-1883

Footnotes

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Federal judges who have served the United States Court of Claims
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Federal judges nominated by Chester Arthur
1881

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1882

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1883

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Weldon
1884

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1885

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