Samuel D. Schmucker (February 26, 1844 – March 3, 1911)[1] was an American lawyer, and was judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1898 to 1911.
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Born | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 26, 1844
Died | March 3, 1911 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 67)
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Alma mater | Pennsylvania College University of New York |
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Service/ | Union Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 26th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Biography
editBorn at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the son of respected Lutheran theologian Samuel Simon Schmucker,[2] Samuel D. Schmucker graduated from Pennsylvania College (now, Gettysburg College) in 1863. He served as a sergeant in the 26th Pennsylvania Regiment in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He received his law degree from the University of New York (now, NYU) in 1865. He practiced law for over 30 years in Baltimore, Maryland and served as president and trustees of various financial and charitable organizations before his appointment to the state's highest court in 1898.[1][2] He died in Baltimore in 1911.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Annual Report of the American Bar Association, vol. 36. American Bar Association. 1911. p. 508.
samuel d. schmucker.
- ^ a b John William Leonard; Albert Nelson Marquis (1901). Who's Who in America. Marquis Who's Who. p. 998.
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