George H. Sharpe
George H. Sharpe (1828-1900) was a federal judge on the Board of General Appraisers, which later became the United States Customs Court.
Sharpe was nominated to the USCC by President Benjamin Harrison. He was confirmed on July 16, 1890.[1] He resigned in March of 1899.[2]
Education
- Rutgers, 1847
- Yale College
- Read law, 1854
Professional career
- U.S. Legation at Vienna, 1851
- Private practice, 1854-1861
- U.S. Army Major General, 1861-1865
- Special agent in Europe, U.S. Department of State, 1867
- U.S. Marshall, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1870-1873
- Surveyor of Customs, New York City, 1873-1876
- New York State Assembly, Member, 1879-1883; Speaker, 1880-1881
- Member, Venezuela Claims Commission
- Private practice, New York City
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography of Judge Sharpe (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ Obituary of Gen. George H. Sharpe from the New York Times
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Adamson • Alger • Beckworth • Boe • Brown • Chamberlain • Cline • Cole • Cooper • Dallinger • De Vries • Ekwall • Evans • Fischer • Ford • Ham • Hay • Howell • Jewell • Johnson • Keefe • Kincheloe • Landis • Lawrence • Lunt • Maletz • McClelland • Mollison • Newman • Nichols • Oliver • Rao • Re • Richardson • Rosenstein • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Sullivan • Tichenor • Tilson • Waite • Walker • Watson • Weller • Wilkinson • Wilson • Young | ||
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| 1890 |
Brown • Bryant • Caldwell • Edgerton • Green • Ham • Hanford • Hawley • Jewell • Knowles • Ricks • Riner • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Swayne • Thomas • Tichenor • Wilkinson • Williams | ||
| 1891 |
Acheson • Aldrich • Lunt • Putnam • Reed • Swan | ||
| 1892 |
Baker • Beatty • Buffington • Dallas • Gilbert • Goff • Grosscup • McCormick • McKenna • Morrow • Niles • Peelle • Rector • Sanborn • Shipman • Shiras • Taft • Townsend • Woolson • Woods | ||
| 1893 | |||
