Isham Reavis
| Isham Reavis | |
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| Associate Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
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In office August 1869 – April 1872 |
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| Nominated by | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | Harley High Cartter |
| Succeeded by | DeForest Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 28, 1836 Cass County, Illinois |
| Died | May 8, 1914 (aged 78) Falls City, Nebraska |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Mariah Dorrington |
| Profession | Attorney |
Isham Reavis (January 28, 1836 – May 8, 1914) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Arizona Territory.
Reavis was born on a farm in Morgan County, Illinois (now in Cass County) to Isham and Mahala (Beck) Reavis on January 28, 1836. He was educated at schools in Beardstown and Virginia, Illinois. Reavis was enrolled for a time at Illinois College before the death of his mother forced him to leave school.
In August 1855, Reavis went to work at a law office in Beardstown and began reading law. He sent a request to his father's friend, Abraham Lincoln, asking the Illinois lawyer oversee his studies but was informed that Lincoln's schedule did not allow him to take an apprentice at the time. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and, after practicing law for a short time in Illinois, moved to Falls City, Nebraska in May 1858 where he opened a private law practice.
Reavis married Anne Mariah Dorrington on May 19, 1864. Four of the couple's five children survived to adulthood: Annie M, David D., C. Frank, and Burton.
When Nebraska achieved statehood in 1867, Reavis was appointed to a two year term as district attorney for the 1st judicial district. This was followed by his election to the Nebraska state senate in 1868. When Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated in 1869, Reavis wrote to him requesting appointment as a judge in Wyoming Territory. He was instead nominated for a bench on the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 20, 1869.
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