Walter Quintin Gresham

Judge Walter Quintin Gresham

Personal

Birthday:

3/17/1832

Birthplace:

near Lanesville, IN

Date of Death:

5/28/1895

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Corydon, Indiana, 1854-1860
State representative, Indiana, 1860-1861
U.S. Army, 1861-1865
Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1866-1867
Agent for handling Indiana state finances, 1867-1869
Postmaster general of the United States, 1883-1884
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884
Secretary of State, 1893-1895

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1854

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Indiana

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/21/1869

Termination Date:

04/09/1883

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit

Commission Date - Second:

12/09/1884

Termination Date - Second:

03/03/1893

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

06/16/1891

Termination Date - Third:

03/03/1893

Termination Reason - Third:

Resignation