Henry Williams Blodgett

Judge Henry Williams Blodgett

Personal

Birthday:

7/21/1821

Birthplace:

Amherst, MA

Date of Death:

2/9/1905

Place of Death:

Waukegan, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois, 1845-1869
State representative, Illinois, 1852-1854
State senator, Illinois, 1858-1862
U.S. counsel before the Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration for settlement of differences between the U.S. and Great Britain involving fur seal fisheries in the Bering Sea, 1892-1893

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1844

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/11/1870

Termination Date:

12/05/1892

Termination Reason:

Retirement