Amos Madden Thayer

Judge Amos Madden Thayer

Personal

Birthday:

10/10/1841

Birthplace:

Mina, NY

Date of Death:

4/24/1905

Place of Death:

St. Louis, MO

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army major, 1862-1865
Private practice, Montana Territory
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1868-1887
Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, St. Louis Circuit, 1876-1887
Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890-

Education

Name of School:

Hamilton College

Degree Year:

1862

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1868

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Court Name:

Missouri Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Grover Cleveland

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

02/26/1887

Termination Date:

08/20/1894

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit

Commission Date - Second:

08/09/1894

Termination Date - Second:

4/24/1905

Termination Reason - Second:

Death

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

08/09/1894

Termination Date - Third:

4/24/1905

Termination Reason - Third:

Death