Draft:Delana R. Eckels

Delana R. Eckels (August 19, 1806 – October 29, 1888)[1] was chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1857 to 1860.

Born in Fleming County, Kentucky,[1] he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1836, and later served in the Mexican–American War. He was a judge of the 7th Indiana Circuit from 1851 to 1852.[1]

Eckels was appointed to the Utah Territorial Supreme Court by President James Buchanan, and came west accompanying an expeditionary force that precipitated the Utah War.[2]

(complete bio at [1])

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Delana R. Eckels". Maurer School of Law Digital Repository. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Clifford L. Ashton, "Utah: The Territorial and District Courts", chapter 5 in James K. Logan, The Federal Courts of the Tenth Circuit: A History (1992), p. 136-42.


Political offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of the Utah Territorial Supreme Court
1857–1860
Succeeded by


Category:1806 births Category:1888 deaths Category:Justices of the Utah Supreme Court


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