Horace Harmon Lurton
Personal
Birthday:
2/26/1844
Birthplace:
Newport, KY
Date of Death:
7/12/1914
Place of Death:
Atlantic City, NJ
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Confederate Army sergeant major, 5th Tennessee Infantry, 2nd Kentucky Infantry and 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, 1861-1865
Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1867-1875, 1878-1886
Chancellor, Tennessee Chancery Court, Sixth Judicial District, 1875-1878
Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1886-1893
Dean of law department, Vanderbilt University, 1905-1909
Education
Name of School:
Douglas University, Chicago, Illinois
Name of School - Second:
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
The mission of the Cumberland School of Law is to educate a diverse community of students with knowledge and practical skills, equipping them to become highly competent, ethical lawyers committed to professionalism and public service.
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1867 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
President Nominating:
Grover Cleveland
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
03/27/1893
Termination Date:
12/20/1909
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
03/27/1893
Termination Date - Second:
12/20/1909
Termination Reason - Second:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Third:
12/20/1909
Termination Date - Third:
7/12/1914
Termination Reason - Third:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, January 10, 1910-January 8, 1911
Third Circuit, January 9, 1911-March 17, 1912
Seventh Circuit, March 18, 1912-July 12, 1914