Alexander White Baldwin
Alexander White Baldwin (born June 1835 in Gainesville , Alabama , † November 14, 1869 in Alameda , California ) was an American lawyer . After his appointment by President Abraham Lincoln , he served as a federal judge in the federal district court for the district of Nevada from 1865 until his death in 1869 .
Career
Alexander Baldwin was the son of Joseph Glover Baldwin , who became a judge on the California Supreme Court in 1859 . After finishing school, the younger Baldwin learned the law . He practiced as a lawyer in Virginia City , Nevada Territory from 1858 to 1859 , and in 1859 became a district attorney in Storey County . From 1861 he worked again as a lawyer in Virginia City together with the future US Senator William M. Stewart .
On March 10, 1865, Baldwin was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada by President Lincoln ; so he took over a previously newly established seat. After confirmation by the US Senate , which took place the next day, he could take up his office immediately and exercise it until his death on November 14, 1869. He died in a railroad accident in Alameda County . His seat at the Federal District Court then fell to Edgar Winters Hillyer . Alexander Baldwin was buried in Mountain View Cemetery , Oakland .
Web links
- Alexander White Baldwin in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Alexander White Baldwin at The Political Graveyard
- Alexander White Baldwin in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
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| SURNAME | Baldwin, Alexander White |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gainesville , Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1869 |
| Place of death | Alameda , California |