William Virgil Peck

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William Virgil Peck
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Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
February 9, 1859 – February 9, 1864
Preceded byThomas Welles Bartley
Succeeded byHocking H. Hunter
Personal details
Born(1804-04-17)April 17, 1804
Canandaigua, New York
DiedDecember 30, 1877(1877-12-30) (aged 73)
Portsmouth, Ohio
Resting placeGreen Lawn Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Ann Cook
Childrenfourteen
Alma materLitchfield Law School

William V. Peck (April 17, 1804 – December 30, 1877) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1859–1864.

Born April 17, 1804 in Canandaigua, New York,[1] William V. Peck grew up in Connecticut, where he studied law at Litchfield Law School. After graduating in 1826, Peck moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he clerked in the law office of Bellamy Storer.[2] He moved to Scioto County, Ohio in 1827, and had a law practice there until 1847.[2] In 1844, the Whig Ohio General Assembly elected him a Common Pleas Judge. With the new Constitution in 1851, the public elected him and re-elected him to the same seat in 1856.[3]

In 1858, as a Republican, Peck defeated incumbent Democrat Thomas Welles Bartley as Judge on the Ohio Supreme Court.[4] He declined re-nomination for the 1863 election.[3] He returned to Portsmouth in 1864, and did not resume practice of law.[2]

Peck died December 30, 1877.[1] He is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Portsmouth.[2]

Peck married Mary Ann Cook on July 8, 1830. They had fourteen children.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Kinkead 1895 : 275
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "William Virgil Peck". The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Smith 1898 : 85
  4. ^ Smith 1898 : 84

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas Welles Bartley 		Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
1859–1864 		Succeeded by
Hocking H. Hunter
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