Asa Wentworth Tenney

American judge

Asa Wentworth Tenney (May 20, 1833 – December 10, 1897) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York .

Education and career

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Born in Dalton , New Hampshire , Tenney graduated from Dartmouth College in 1859 and read law to enter the bar in 1863. He was in private practice in Brooklyn and New York City , New York from 1863 to 1897. He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1877 to 1885.

Federal judicial service

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On July 2, 1897, Tenney was nominated by President William McKinley to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Charles L. Benedict . Tenney was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, 1897, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death in Brooklyn on December 10, 1897.

He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery .

References

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   The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. pp. 334–335. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Google Books.

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   Asa Wentworth Tenney at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

3. ↑ "Funeral of Late Judge Tenney" . _Brooklyn Times-Union _. December 13, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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