Alexander Wolcott
| Alexander Wolcott | |
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| Born |
September 15, 1758 Windsor, Connecticut, British America |
| Died | June 26, 1828 (aged 69) Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Burbank (1785–1800) Lucy Waldo (1807–1828) |
| Children | 2 daughters 2 sons |
| Education | Yale University (BA) |
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Alexander Wolcott (1758–1828) was a United States customs inspector and a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States. A leader of the Democratic-Republican Party in Connecticut, he holds the dubious distinction of being defeated by the largest percentage of any Supreme Court nominee in American history: 9–24. Nominated by President James Madison to the late William Cushing's seat in February 1811, he was unpopular because, while a United States customs inspector, he had robustly enforced the Embargo and Non-Intercourse Acts. He was also faulted as lacking legal and judicial experience.
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