Samuel Fowler Bigelow
Samuel Fowler Bigelow | |
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| U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office 1887–1888 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Job H. Lippincott |
| Succeeded by | George S. Duryee |
| Judge of Newark City Court | |
| In office 1868–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1837 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | March 8, 1915 (aged 77) Newark, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Newark Academy |
| Alma mater | Princeton College (1857) |
| Profession | Lawyer politician author judge |
Samuel Fowler Bigelow (1837–1915)[1]was an American judge, attorney and author in New Jersey.[2]
He was educated at Newark Academy, , and .[3] He graduated from Princeton College in 1857 and became City Attorney of Newark, New Jersey in 1863. He became a judge of the Newark City Court in 1868. President Grover Cleveland appointed him United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He also served as Supreme Court Commissioner for the Supreme Court of New Jersey and was appointed Special Master in Chancery by Chancellor . Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick appointed him as United States Commissioner for New Jersey. He wrote the book Biographical Sketch of Moses Bigelow (1890) about his father Moses Bigelow.
References[]
- ^ "Moses Bigelow (1800–1874) – Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Magazine of Western History, Volume 19, 1894, pages 405 and 406
- ^ "Bigelow, Moses (6) = mos63544.htm". bigelowsociety.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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