1861 NEW HAVEN CT #26 TIED BY GRID ORANGE RED CDS TO JUDGE DUNLOP GEORGETOWN DEL

Description: This 1861 cover (no contents) was sent from New Haven Connecticut to the Honorable Judge Dunlop in Georgetown Delaware. The cover has a Scott #26 neatly tied by a black grid cancel. The cover has a reddish-orange CDS. The cover is in VF condition and the flap is all intact (it does have a tear). Overall a very clean and attractive cover. Please email with any questions you may have as we will be happy to answer any and all. Seller is a 30+ year member of the APS and a member of the USPCS, CWPS (old CSA), etc. All items are shipped in secure envelopes and all items are returnable if you are not satisfied. Shipping is $1.50 James Dunlop (judge)2 languagesArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJames DunlopChief Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of ColumbiaIn office November 27, 1855 – March 3, 1863Appointed byFranklin PiercePreceded byWilliam CranchSucceeded bySeat abolishedJudge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of ColumbiaIn office October 3, 1845 – November 27, 1855Appointed byJames K. PolkPreceded byBuckner ThrustonSucceeded byWilliam Matthew MerrickPersonal detailsBornJames Dunlop March 28, 1793 Georgetown, MarylandDiedMay 6, 1872 (aged 79) Georgetown, D.C.EducationPrinceton University (A.B.) read lawJames Dunlop (March 28, 1793 – May 6, 1872) was a United States Circuit Judge and later Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.Education and careerDunlop was born in Georgetown, which at that time was in that portion of the State of Maryland ceded to the federal government pursuant to the Residence Act of 1790 but which remained under the jurisdiction of Maryland until the enactment of the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1811 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and read law. He was Secretary of the Corporation of Georgetown, D.C. until 1838. He was a Judge of the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia from 1838 to 1845.[1]Federal judicial serviceDunlop received a recess appointment from President James K. Polk on October 3, 1845, to a Judge seat on the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Buckner Thruston. He was nominated to the same position by President Polk on December 23, 1845. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1846, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on November 27, 1855, due to his elevation to be Chief Judge of the same court.[1]Dunlop received a recess appointment from President Franklin Pierce on November 27, 1855, to the Chief Judge seat on the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia vacated by Chief Judge William Cranch. He was nominated to the same position by President Pierce on December 3, 1855. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 1855, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 3, 1863, due to abolition of the court, pursuant to 12 Stat. 762. The court was superseded by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (now the United States District Court for the District of Columbia).[1]Later career and deathFollowing his departure from the federal bench, Dunlop resumed private practice in Georgetown, D.C. from 1863 to 1872. He died in Georgetown on May 6, 1872.

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