Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム

Jump to content

John Lowell (judge, born 1824)

Edit links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected fromJohn Lowell (judge, 1865–1884))

American judge

John Lowell
Portrait of Lowell byWilliam Morris Hunt, 1872

Judge of theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit
In office December 18, 1878 – May 1, 1884
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	George Foster Shepley
Succeeded by	LeBaron Bradford Colt
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
In office March 11, 1865 – January 9, 1879
Appointed by	Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	Peleg Sprague
Succeeded by	Thomas Leverett Nelson

Personal details
Born	John Lowell (1824-10-18)October 18, 1824 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 14, 1897(1897-05-14) (aged 72) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.)
Signature

John Lowell (October 18, 1824 – May 14, 1897) was aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Education and career

[edit]

Born on October 18, 1824, inBoston, Massachusetts,^[1] Lowell received anArtium Baccalaureus degree in 1843 fromHarvard University and aBachelor of Laws in 1845 fromHarvard Law School. He entered private practice in Boston from 1846 to 1865. He was editor of theMonthly Law Reporter from 1856 to 1860.^[2]

Federal judicial service

[edit]

Lowell was nominated by PresidentAbraham Lincoln on March 11, 1865, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by JudgePeleg Sprague. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 11, 1865, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 9, 1879, due to his elevation to the First Circuit.^[2]

Lowell was nominated by PresidentRutherford B. Hayes on December 16, 1878, to a seat on theUnited States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit vacated by JudgeGeorge Foster Shepley. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1878, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 1, 1884, due to his resignation.^[2]

Later career and death

[edit]

Following his resignation from the federal bench, Lowell resumed private practice in Boston from 1884 to 1897. He died on May 14, 1897, inBrookline, Massachusetts.^[2]

Family

[edit]

Boston-born Lowell was the son ofJohn Amory Lowell (1798–1881), the philanthropist, and his wife Susan Cabot Lowell (1801–1827).^[3] His parents were first cousins, both having as their paternal grandfather, JudgeJohn Lowell (1743–1802); Susan Cabot Lowell <Francis Cabot Lowell < Judge John Lowell >John Lowell Jr. (lawyer) > John Amory Lowell. He was the father ofJames Arnold Lowell (1869-1933),^[4] and grandfather ofRalph Lowell through his eldest son John (1856–1922).^{[citation needed]}