Peckham, Wheeler H. (Wheeler Hazard), 1833-1905

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Birth 1833
Death 1905

Biographical notes:

Family members represented include Rufus W. (Wheeler) Peckham, lawyer, U.S. congressman from N.Y., and judge of the N.Y. Court of Appeals; and his sons: Wheeler H. (Hazard) Peckham, lawyer; and Rufus Wheeler Peckham, associate justice of the N.Y. Supreme Court and of the U.S. Supreme Court.

From the description of Wheeler H. Peckham family papers, 1838-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449514

Biographical Note

1833, Jan. 1 Born, Albany, N.Y. circa 1841 1849 Attended Albany Boys' Academy, Utica, N.Y. 1851 Attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. 1852 1853 Traveled in Europe 1853 Studied law, Albany Law School, Albany, N.Y. 1854 Admitted to bar Made a partner in his father's firm, Peckham and Tremain, Albany, N.Y. 1855 Married Anne A. Keasbey 1856 1857 Traveled in Europe 1857 1859 Resided in Dubuque, Iowa 1859 1864 Resided in St. Paul, Minn. 1864 Returned to Albany, N.Y. Law partner with George M. Miller and John A. Stoutenburg, New York, N.Y. 1873 Assisted in prosecution of William M. Tweed and associates 1884 Appointed district attorney in New York by Governor Grover Cleveland 1892 1894 President, Association of the Bar of the City of New York 1894 Nominated to United States Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland 1905, Sept. 27 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Wheeler H. Peckham Family Papers, 1815-1910, (bulk 1842-1868), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Jurists
  • Lawyers

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  • New York (State) (as recorded)
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