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Henry Williams Blodgett

Henry Williams Blodgett

Illinois Northern District Court

Born 1821 in Amherst, MA

Died 1905 in Waukegan, IL

FJC ID: 197

Henry Williams Blodgett (July 21, 1821 – February 9, 1905) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. counsel before the Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration for settlement of differences between the U.S. and Great Britain involving fur seal fisheries in the Bering Sea
    1892–1893
  2. Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois
    1845–1869
  3. Illinois
    State senator · 1858–1862
  4. Illinois
    State representative · 1852–1854

Appointments

  1. Illinois Northern District Court
    1870–1892 · Appointed by Ulysses Grant (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Read law
    1844