Caleb Blood Smith

Judge Caleb Blood Smith

Personal

Birthday:

4/16/1808

Birthplace:

Boston, MA

Date of Death:

1/7/1864

Place of Death:

Indianapolis, IN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Connersville, Indiana, 1828-1843
Editor, Indiana Sentinel, 1832
State representative, Indiana, 1832-1837, 1840-1841
Commissioner to collect assets and adjust debts, Indiana, 1837
U.S. representative from Indiana, 1843-1849
Member, board of commissioners to adjust claims against Mexico, 1849-1851
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1851-1859
Secretary of the Interior, 1861-1863

Education

Name of School:

Cincinnati College (now University of Cincinnati)

Name of School - Second:

Miami University, Ohio

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1828

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Indiana

President Nominating:

Abraham Lincoln

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/22/1862

Termination Date:

01/07/1864

Termination Reason:

Death