Henry Kent McCay
Henry Kent McCay | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | |
| In office August 4, 1882 – July 30, 1886 | |
| Appointed by | Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 22 Stat. 47 |
| Succeeded by | William Truslow Newman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Kent McCay January 8, 1820 read law |
Henry Kent McCay (January 8, 1820 – July 30, 1886) was a lawyer, a Confederate States Army and Georgia militia officer, an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Education and career
Born in
brigadier general in the Georgia militia in 1864 and fought at the battles of Griswoldville[2] and Altamaha Bridge. After the war, McCay returned to private practice of law in Americus from 1865 to 1868. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1868 to 1875, again returning to private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1875 to 1882.[2][3]
Federal judicial service
McCay was nominated by President Chester A. Arthur on August 3, 1882, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, to a new seat authorized by 22 Stat. 47. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 4, 1882, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on July 30, 1886, due to his death in Atlanta.[3] McCay is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.[2]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-8071-3148-0. p. 156.
- ^ a b c d Allardice, 1995, p. 157.
- ^ a b Henry Kent McCay at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Allardice, Bruce S. More Generals in Gray. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0-8071-3148-0.
- Henry Kent McCay at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.