Reuben H. Walworth
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| Reuben H. Walworth | |
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| New York Representative | |
|---|---|
| In office | |
| 1921 – 1923 | |
| Born | October 26, 1788 Bozrah, Connecticut |
| Died | November 27, 1867 Saratoga Springs, New York |
| New York 4th Judicial District Judge | |
| In office | |
| 1923 – 1928 | |
| New York Chancellor | |
| In office | |
| 1928 – 1948 | |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Constituency | New York |
| Occupation | Law |
| Spouse | Ellen Hardin Walworth |
| Children | Clarence Alphonsus Walworth Mansfield Tracy Walworth Ellen Hardin Walworth Renbena Hyde Walworth |
Reuben Hyde Walworth (October 26, 1788 — November 27, 1867) was a jurist and United States Congressman.
Walworth is perhaps best known today as the man whose Supreme Court nomination was thwarted three times. He also had the unusual distinction of simultaneously serving in the United States House of Representatives while also sitting as a judge on the New York state bench.
In 1828, Walworth was appointed chancellor of New York state, where he gained President John Tyler's attention because of his widely respected opinions on evidence, pleadings, civil procedure, and arbitration. Tyler nominated him to the Supreme Court of the United States three times in 1844, but the nomination was always postponed due to Tyler's lack of support from both Whigs and Democrats.
Although he never sat on the high court, Walworth was asked by the Supreme Court to serve as a special master in the important case of Pennsylvania v. Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company in 1850.
[edit] References
- The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, Kermit L. Hall ed., New York, 1992.
- Reuben Hyde Walworth (English). Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography. D. Appleton and Company. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.
