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Henry Kent McCay

Georgia Northern District Court

Born 1820 in Northumberland County, PA

Died 1886 in Atlanta, GA

FJC ID: 1526

Henry Kent McCay (January 8, 1820 – July 30, 1886) was a lawyer, a Confederate States Army and Georgia militia officer, an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia
    1875–1882
  2. Supreme Court of Georgia
    Judge · 1868–1875
  3. Private practice, Americus, Georgia
    1843–1861, 1865–1868
  4. Confederate Army
    1861–1865

Appointments

  1. Georgia Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    1882–1886 · Appointed by Chester A. Arthur (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1842
  2. College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
    A.B. · 1839