Peleg Sprague

Peleg Sprague

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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Education

Bachelor's

Harvard College, 1812

Law

Read law, 1815

Personal

Birthplace

Duxbury, Mass.

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Peleg Sprague (1793-1880) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. At the time of appointment, he was a private practice attorney in Boston, MA. He joined the court in 1841 after an appointment from John Tyler. He resigned on March 13, 1865. He passed away on October 13, 1880.

Early life and education

• Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
• Harvard College, A.B., 1812
• Read law, 1815

Professional career

• Private practice, Augusta, Maine, 1815-1817
• Private practice, Hallowell, Maine, 1817-1821
• Member, Maine House of Representatives, 1821-1822
• Private practice, Hallowell, Maine, 1822-1824
• U.S. Representative from Maine, 1825-1829
• U.S. Senator from Maine, 1829-1835
• Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1836-1841
• Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1865-1880

Judicial career

District of Massachusetts

Sprague was nominated by President John Tyler on July 15, 1841. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 16, 1841 and received commission that same day. He resigned on March 13, 1865. Sprague was succeeded in this position by John Lowell.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
• Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: John Davis	District of Massachusetts 1841–1865 Seat #1	Succeeded by: John Lowell

Massachusetts courts

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Federal courts:

First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts

State courts:

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts

State resources:

Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts