Thomas Bell Monroe | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kentucky | |
| In office March 8, 1834 – September 18, 1861 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Bland Ballard |
| 15th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office September 2, 1823 – September 1, 1824 | |
| Governor | John Adair |
| Preceded by | Cabell Breckinridge |
| Succeeded by | William T. Barry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Bell Monroe (1791-10-07)October 7, 1791 Albemarle County,Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1865(1865-12-24) (aged 74) Pass Christian,Mississippi, U.S. |
| Relatives | Frank A. Monroe (grandson) |
| Education | Transylvania University read law |
Thomas Bell Monroe (October 7, 1791 – December 24, 1865) was the 15thSecretary of State of Kentucky and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kentucky.
Born on October 7, 1791, inAlbemarle County,Virginia, Monroe attendedTransylvania University andread law in 1821. He was a member of theKentucky House of Representatives in 1816. He entered private practice inFrankfort,Kentucky starting in 1821. He was the 15thSecretary of State of Kentucky from 1823 to 1824. He was reporter for theKentucky Court of Appeals starting in 1825. He was theUnited States Attorney for the District of Kentucky from 1830 to 1834.[1]
Monroe was nominated by PresidentAndrew Jackson on February 20, 1834, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Kentucky vacated by JudgeJohn Boyle. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 6, 1834, and received his commission on March 8, 1834. His service terminated on September 18, 1861, due to his resignation.[1]
Concurrent with his federal judicial service, Monroe was a law teacher in Montrose,[2] Kentucky from 1843 to 1848, Chairman of the Law Department at Transylvania University starting in 1848, and a professor of law atTulane University from 1848 tocirca 1851.[1]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Monroe was a delegate from Kentucky to theProvisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. He resumed private practice inRichmond, Virginia in 1862. He died on December 24, 1865, inPass Christian,Mississippi.[1]
His grandson isFrank A. Monroe, who served as a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1899 to 1922.[3]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Kentucky 1823—1824 | Succeeded by James C. Pickett |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kentucky 1834–1861 | Succeeded by |
