1. Lawrence Weldon was an Illinois attorney and politician and a judge of the Court of Claims.
11 Facts About Lawrence Weldon
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Lawrence Weldon served as clerk for the Secretary of State of Ohio from 1853 to 1854.
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Lawrence Weldon read law while working for Judge Richard A Harrison and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1854.
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Lawrence Weldon entered private practice in Clinton, Illinois from 1854 to 1861.
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Lawrence Weldon was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1861.
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Lawrence Weldon was appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois by President Abraham Lincoln, serving from 1861 to 1866.
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Lawrence Weldon resumed private practice in Bloomington, Illinois from 1867 to 1883.
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Lawrence Weldon was nominated to the same position by President Arthur on December 12,1883.
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Lawrence Weldon was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18,1883, and received his commission the same day.
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Lawrence Weldon's service terminated on April 10,1905, due to his death in Washington, DC He was succeeded by Judge George W Atkinson.
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In December 1854, Lawrence Weldon wed Mary Jane Howard, and had two children.