Marcus Wilson Acheson
Personal
Birthday:
6/7/1828
Birthplace:
Washington, PA
Date of Death:
6/21/1906
Place of Death:
Pittsburgh, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1852-1880
Education
Name of School:
Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College)
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1845
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1852 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Court Name:
Pennsylvania Western District Court
President Nominating:
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
01/14/1880
Termination Date:
02/09/1891
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
02/03/1891
Termination Date - Second:
6/21/1906
Termination Reason - Second:
Death
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Court Name - Third:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Third:
06/16/1891
Termination Date - Third:
6/21/1906
Termination Reason - Third:
Death