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William Henry Seaman

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William Henry Seaman

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. Circuit Courts for the 7th Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Education

Personal

William Henry Seaman (1842-1915) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.^[1]

Early life and education

Read law, 1868^[1]

Professional career

U.S. Army Sergeant, 1861-1864
Chief clerk, Quartermaster Department, U.S. Army, 1864-1866
Private practice, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1868-1893
Mayor, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Alderman, Sheboygan, Wisconsin^[1]

Judicial career

Seventh Circuit

Seaman was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 25, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on March 8, 1915.^[1]

Eastern District of Wisconsin

Seaman was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on March 27, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1893, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until March 1, 1905.^[1] Seaman was succeeded in this position by Joseph Very Quarles.

External links

Brief biography from the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Judge Seaman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Judge Seaman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices
Preceded by: James Graham Jenkins	Eastern District of Wisconsin 1893–1905 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Joseph Very Quarles
Preceded by: James Graham Jenkins	Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit 1905–1911	Succeeded by: NA - court abolished
Preceded by: James Graham Jenkins	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1905–1915	Succeeded by: Evan Alfred Evans

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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Chief Judge: Diane Sykes • Amy St. Eve • Frank Easterbrook • John Z. Lee (United States Court of Appeals judge) • Michael B. Brennan (Wisconsin) • Michael Scudder • Joshua Kolar • Doris Pryor • Thomas Kirsch • Candace Jackson-Akiwumi • Nancy Maldonado

Diane Wood • Daniel Manion • Ilana Rovner • David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit) • Kenneth Ripple • William Bauer •

Former judges

John Paul Stevens • Ann Williams (Federal judge) • Julian William Mack • Terence Evans • Joel Flaum • Michael Kanne • Richard Posner • John Coffey (Seventh Circuit) • Jesse Eschbach • Walter Quintin Gresham • Richard Cudahy • Thomas Fairchild • Philip Tone • William Allen Woods • James Graham Jenkins (Wisconsin) • William Henry Seaman • John William Showalter • Peter Stenger Grosscup • Christian Cecil Kohlsaat • Albert Barnes Anderson • Francis Elisha Baker • Samuel Alschuler • Evan Alfred Evans • Louis FitzHenry • George True Page • Walter Lindley • William Morris Sparks • James Earl Major • Walter Treanor • Francis Duffy • Otto Kerner, Sr. • Otto Kerner, Jr. • Harlington Wood • Winfred Knoch • William Parkinson (Indiana) • Luther Swygert • Sherman Minton • Latham Castle • Walter Cummings • Philip Finnegan • John Hastings • Roger Kiley • Wilbur Pell • Elmer Schnackenberg • Robert Sprecher • Hardress Swaim • Amy Coney Barrett •

Former Chief judges

Diane Wood • Joel Flaum • Richard Posner • William Bauer • Thomas Fairchild • William Morris Sparks • James Earl Major • Francis Duffy • Luther Swygert • Latham Castle • Walter Cummings • John Hastings •

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Chief Judge: Pamela Pepper • Joseph Stadtmueller • Lynn Adelman • Brett H. Ludwig • Byron Conway

William Griesbach •

Magistrate judges

Nancy Joseph • William E. Duffin • Stephen Dries •

Former Article III judges

Charles Clevert • Thomas Curran • Terence Evans • Andrew Galbraith Miller • Charles Dyer • James Henry Howe • James Graham Jenkins (Wisconsin) • William Henry Seaman • Joseph Very Quarles • Ferdinand August Geiger • Francis Duffy • Kenneth Grubb • John Reynolds (Wisconsin) • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren • Myron Gordon •

Former Chief judges

Rudolph Randa • Charles Clevert • Joseph Stadtmueller • William Griesbach • Terence Evans • John Reynolds (Wisconsin) • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren •

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Federal judges nominated by Grover Cleveland

Jackson • Merrick • Severens

Newman • Ross • Simonton • Thayer • Toulmin

Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery •

Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton

Brawley • Parlange • Priest • Thayer • White

Adams • Clark • Peckham • Showalter • Wellborn

Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers

Amidon • Howry • Munger • Nott

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Federal judges nominated by Theodore Roosevelt

Baker • Jones • McDowell

Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite

Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright •

Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford

Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright

Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb

Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward

Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young