Marcus Wilson Acheson

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Marcus Wilson Acheson

Marcus Wilson Acheson (born June 7, 1828 in Washington , Pennsylvania , †  June 21, 1906 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania) was an American lawyer . After his first appointment by President Rutherford B. Hayes , he served as a federal judge from 1880 until his death in 1906 . First he was a member of the federal district court for the western district of Pennsylvania, then from 1891 the federal appeals court for the third district.

Career

After attending school, Marcus Acheson graduated from Washington College in his hometown, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1845 . He then completed a law degree, which he graduated in 1852, after which he began to work as a lawyer in Pittsburgh. He ran his private practice there until 1880.

On January 6, 1880, Acheson was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania by President Hayes to succeed the late Winthrop Welles Ketcham . Confirmation by the United States Senate came eight days later, after which he took office immediately. On June 16, 1891 he moved - this time on appeal by President Benjamin Harrison on January 23 of the same year - to the newly established United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit , which is responsible for the states of Delaware , New Jersey and Pennsylvania. At the same time he took over the seat of William McKennan at the federal district court for the third district court; this instance was completely replaced in the same year by the federal appeals courts. Acheson remained in office until his death on June 21, 1906, and was succeeded by Joseph Buffington . He was buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh.

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SURNAME Acheson, Marcus Wilson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1906
Place of death Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania