William Matthew Merrick
Personal
Birthday:
9/1/1818
Birthplace:
near Faulkner, MD
Date of Death:
2/4/1889
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1839-1844
Private practice, Frederick, Maryland, 1844-1854
Deputy attorney general, Frederick County, Maryland, 1845-1850
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1854-1855
Private practice, Howard County, Maryland, 1863-1870, 1873-1886
Senior professor of law, Columbian College, Washington, D.C., 1866-1867
State representative, Maryland, 1870
U.S. representative from Maryland, 1871-1873
Education
Name of School:
Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
Degree Year:
1831
Name of School - Second:
University of Virginia
Name of School - Third:
Read law
Degree Year - Third:
1839 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
President Nominating:
Franklin Pierce
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
12/14/1855
Termination Date:
03/03/1863
Termination Reason:
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Second:
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Court Name - Second:
District of Columbia District Court
Commission Date - Second:
03/30/1886
Termination Date - Second:
02/04/1889
Termination Reason - Second:
Death