John Chandler Bancroft Davis

Judge John Chandler Bancroft Davis

Personal

Birthday:

12/29/1822

Birthplace:

Worcester, MA

Date of Death:

12/27/1907

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Secretary and charge d`affaires, London legation, U.S. Department of State, 1849-1852
Private practice, New York City, 1853-1862
American corespondent, London Times, 1854-1861
State assemblyman, New York, 1868-1869
Assistant secretary of state, 1869-1871, 1881-1882
Secretary and U.S. agent, Joint High Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 1871-1873
Reporter of decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, 1883-1902

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1844

Name of School - Second:

Harvard College

Degree - Second:

A.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1847

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Rutherford B. Hayes

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/14/1877

Termination Date:

12/09/1881

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Court Name - Second:

Court of Claims

Court Name - Second:

United States Court of Federal Claims

Commission Date - Second:

12/20/1882

Termination Date - Second:

11/05/1883

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation