Thomas Drummond

Judge Thomas Drummond

Personal

Birthday:

10/16/1809

Birthplace:

Bristol Mills, ME

Date of Death:

5/15/1890

Place of Death:

Wheaton, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Galena, Illinois, 1835-1850
State representative, Illinois, 1840-1841
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, ca. 1841-ca. 1850

Education

Name of School:

Bowdoin College

Degree Year:

1830

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1833

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Illinois

President Nominating:

Zachary Taylor

Party Affiliation of President:

Whig

Commission Date:

02/19/1850

Termination Date:

02/13/1855

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name - Second:

Illinois Northern District Court

Commission Date - Second:

02/13/1855

Termination Date - Second:

12/22/1869

Termination Reason - Second:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit

Commission Date - Third:

12/22/1869

Termination Date - Third:

07/18/1884

Termination Reason - Third:

Retirement