Walter Quintin Gresham
Personal
Birthday:
3/17/1832
Birthplace:
near Lanesville, IN
Date of Death:
5/28/1895
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Corydon, Indiana, 1854-1860
State representative, Indiana, 1860-1861
U.S. Army, 1861-1865
Private practice, New Albany, Indiana, 1866-1867
Agent for handling Indiana state finances, 1867-1869
Postmaster general of the United States, 1883-1884
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884
Secretary of State, 1893-1895
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1854 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Indiana
President Nominating:
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/21/1869
Termination Date:
04/09/1883
Termination Reason:
Resignation
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
12/09/1884
Termination Date - Second:
03/03/1893
Termination Reason - Second:
Resignation
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Court Name - Third:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Third:
06/16/1891
Termination Date - Third:
03/03/1893
Termination Reason - Third:
Resignation