Alexander White Baldwin

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American judge (1835–1869)

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Alexander White Baldwin (June 1835 – November 14, 1869), frequently known as A. W. Baldwin, was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada .

Education and career

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Born in June 1835, in Gainesville , Alabama , Baldwin read law . He entered private practice in Virginia City , Utah Territory from 1858 to 1859. He was prosecutor of Storey County , Utah Territory (Nevada Territory from March 2, 1861) starting in 1859. He resumed private practice in Virginia City, Nevada Territory (State of Nevada from October 31, 1864) until 1865.

Federal judicial service

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Baldwin was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on March 10, 1865, to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada , to a new seat authorized by 13 Stat. 440. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 11, 1865, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on November 14, 1869, due to his death in Alameda , California , as a result of a railroad accident.

Personal life

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Baldwin's father, Joseph G. Baldwin , was also an attorney who served as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court .

Baldwin died as the result of a railway accident at San Leandro, California (near Alameda ) on November 14, 1869, at the age of 33.

References

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1. ↑ "Results in Nevada for "A. W. Baldwin"" . newspapers.com.

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   Alexander White Baldwin at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

3. ↑ "Death of A. W. Baldwin" . Sacramento Daily Union. Vol. 38, no. 5814. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 15 November 1869. p. 2. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

4. ↑ "A Tribute from the East, The Valley Virginian, published at Staunton, Virginia, makes the following reference to the death of A. W. Baldwin, in its issue of the 25th November" . Sacramento Daily Union. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 10 December 1869. p. 2. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

5. ↑ "Death of Judge Baldwin" . Alabama Reporter. November 24, 1869.

6. ↑ History of Alameda County, M.W. Wood, Publisher, 1883, pp. 667-670.

Sources

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• Alexander White Baldwin at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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