John Curtiss Underwood (March 14, 1809 – December 7, 1873) was an attorney, abolitionist politician and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
John Curtiss Underwood
Virginia Eastern District Court
Born 1809 in Litchfield, NY
Died 1873 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 2431
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- U.S. senator-elect from Virginia (not seated)1865
U.S. Department of the TreasuryFifth auditor · 1861–1863- Emigrant Aid and Homestead SocietySecretary · 1856–1861
- Private practice, ca.1839–1856
- Private practice, Herkimer County, New York, -ca.1839
Appointments
1871–1873 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Death
- U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia1864–1871 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Reassignment
- 1864–1864 · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)Term ended: Reassignment
Education
- Read law
- Hamilton College1832