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

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)