Peleg Sprague

Judge Peleg Sprague

Personal

Birthday:

4/27/1793

Birthplace:

Duxbury, MA

Date of Death:

10/13/1880

Place of Death:

Boston, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Augusta, Maine, 1815-1817
Private practice, Hallowell, Maine, 1817-1821, 1822-1824
State representative, Maine, 1821-1822
U.S. representative from Maine, 1825-1829
U.S. senator from Maine, 1829-1835
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1836-1841, 1865-1880

Education

Name of School:

Harvard College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1812

Name of School - Second:

Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1815

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Court Name:

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating:

John Tyler

Party Affiliation of President:

Whig

Commission Date:

07/16/1841

Termination Date:

03/13/1865

Termination Reason:

Resignation