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William Weir Stickney

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William Weir Stickney
Judge of Probate
for Rockingham County, New Hampshire[1]
16th United States Attorney for the
District of New Hampshire
In office
1850–1853
Preceded byJosiah Minot
Succeeded byJohn H. George
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
for
Exeter, New Hampshire[1]
In office
1855[1]–1855[1]
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
for
Newmarket, New Hampshire[1]
In office
1839[1]–1841[1]
Personal details
BornJune 24, 1801[1]
Enfield, New Hampshire[1]
DiedMarch 16, 1888
Exeter, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Frances A. Hough, m. November 5, 1860.[1]
Alma materDartmouth
OccupationAttorney

William Weir Stickney (24 Jun 1801 – 16 Mar 1888) was an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.[1]

Biography

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Stickney was born on June 24, 1801, in Enfield, New Hampshire, to Daniel and Sarah (Morse) Stickney.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1823.[1] He was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1826. Stickney practiced law in Concord, Newmarket,[1] and Exeter, New Hampshire.[1]

Stickney served twice in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He represented Newmarket from 1839 to 1841,[1] and Exeter in 1855.[1]

In 1849, Stickney was appointed the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.[1] In 1857, Stickney was appointed the Judge[1] Probate of Rockingham County, New Hampshire.[2]

Stickney married Frances A. Hough on November 5, 1860. The couple had three children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Bell, Charles Henry (1894), The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire: Including Biographical Notices of Deceased Judges of the Highest Court, and Lawyers of the Province and State, and a List of Names of Those Now Living, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 667
  2. ^ a b Bell, Charles Henry (1894), The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire: Including Biographical Notices of Deceased Judges of the Highest Court, and Lawyers of the Province and State, and a List of Names of Those Now Living, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 668
Legal offices
Preceded by 16th United States Attorney
for the
District of New Hampshire

1850-1853
Succeeded by