Amos Madden Thayer
Amos Madden Thayer (1841-1905) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the Eastern District of Missouri. Thayer died on April 24, 1905.
Early life and education
Professional career
- U.S. Army Major, 1862-1865
- Private practice, Montana Territory
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1868-1887
- Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, St. Louis, 1876-1887
- Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890-[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eighth Circuit
Thayer was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on August 6, 1894. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1894, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 24, 1905.[1]
Eastern District of Missouri
Thayer was previously a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on February 21, 1887. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 26, 1887, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until August 20, 1894.[1] Thayer was succeeded in this position by Henry Samuel Priest.
External links
- Obituary from The New York Times, published 1905
- Thayer Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thayer Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Samuel Treat |
Eastern District of Missouri 1887–1894 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Henry Samuel Priest |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit 1894–1905 |
Succeeded by: Elmer Bragg Adams |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1894–1905 |
Succeeded by: Elmer Bragg Adams
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stephen Clark (Missouri) • Henry Autrey • Brian C. Wimes • Sarah Pitlyk • Matthew Schelp | ||
| Senior judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • E. Richard Webber • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • Nanette Laughrey • Audrey Fleissig • John Ross (Missouri) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Patricia Cohen • Joseph S. Dueker • Shirley Mensah • Abbie S. Crites-Leoni • Noelle C. Collins • John Bodenhausen • Stephen Welby • Rodney Holmes • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Carol Jackson • Charles Shaw (Missouri) • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Donald Stohr • John Nangle • Samuel Treat • Elmer Bragg Adams • Henry Samuel Priest • Amos Madden Thayer • David Patterson Dyer • Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Roy Winfield Harper • Charles B. Davis (Missouri federal judge) • George Moore (Missouri) • John Collet • William Webster • Clyde Cahill • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • George Gunn • Rubey Hulen • William Hungate • James Meredith (Missouri) • John Regan • Randolph Weber • Ronnie L. White • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • John Nangle • Roy Winfield Harper • George Moore (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • James Meredith (Missouri) • | ||
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| 1886 | |||
| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
| 1897 | |||
