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Peter Stenger Grosscup

Peter Stenger Grosscup

Born 1852 in Ashland, OH

Died 1921 in On board a ship bound for Southampton

FJC ID: 923

Peter Stenger Grosscup (February 15, 1852 – October 1, 1921) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Grosscup is best remembered for having made use of the judicial injunction against strikers in labor disputes, including most notably the leadership of the American Railway Union in the 1894 Pullman Strike.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Chicago, Illinois
    1883–1892
  2. Private practice, Ashland, Ohio
    1873–1875, 1881–1883
  3. Ashland, Ohio
    City solicitor · 1875–1881

Appointments

  1. U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit
    U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit
    1899–1911 · Appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
    Term ended: Resignation
  2. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    1899–1911 · Appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
    Term ended: Resignation
  3. Illinois Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    1892–1899 · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. Boston University School of Law
    Boston University School of Law
    LL.B. · 1873
  2. Wittenberg College
    A.B. · 1872