William Henry Hunt

Judge William Henry Hunt

Personal

Birthday:

6/12/1823

Birthplace:

Charleston, SC

Date of Death:

2/27/1884

Place of Death:

St. Petersburg, Russia

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844-1878
Confederate Army lieutenant colonel, 1862
Acting professor of civil law, University of Louisiana Law School, 1866
Attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1876-1877
Secretary of the Navy, 1881-1882
Minister to Russia, U.S. Department of State, 1882-1884

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Name of School - Third:

Read law with Theodore Hunt and Randell Hunt, New Orleans, Louisiana

Degree Year - Third:

1844

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Rutherford B. Hayes

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

05/15/1878

Termination Date:

03/11/1881

Termination Reason:

Resignation