Thomas Drummond (judge)
| Thomas Drummond | |
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| Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Seventh Circuit | |
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In office December 22, 1869 – July 18, 1884 |
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| Appointed by | Ulysses Grant |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Walter Gresham |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
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In office February 13, 1855 – December 22, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Henry Blodgett |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Illinois | |
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In office February 19, 1850 – February 13, 1855 |
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| Appointed by | Zachary Taylor |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Pope |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 16, 1809 Bristol Mills, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1890 (aged 80) Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party |
Whig (Before 1854) Republican (1854–1890) |
| Education | Bowdoin College (BA) |
Thomas Drummond (October 16, 1809 – May 15, 1890), was a United States federal judge.
Born in Bristol Mills, Maine, Drummond graduated from Bowdoin College in 1830, and read law to enter the Bar in Philadelphia in 1833. He had a private practice in Galena, Illinois, from 1835 to 1850. In addition to practicing law, he served as a member of the Illinois General Assembly from 1840-1841 as a Whig; during this time he became acquainted with fellow Whig Assemblyman Abraham Lincoln. Drummond served as a judge for the Circuit Court of Illinois from about 1841 to about 1850.
On January 31, 1850, President Zachary Taylor, a Whig like Drummond, nominated Drummond to the United States District Court for the District of Illinois (which at that time had only one seat); he replaced Nathaniel Pope, who had died recently. Drummond was confirmed by the United States Senate, and received his commission, on February 19, 1850.
On February 13, 1855, Illinois was subdivided into two judicial districts, with one judge assigned to each district; Drummond was assigned to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which sat in Chicago. Chicago in the 1850s had a bustling port on Lake Michigan and as the only federal judge in Chicago, Drummond had jurisdiction to hear cases in admiralty law, a field in which he possessed considerable expertise. The federal court also had jurisdiction over patent law, and Drummond heard several major patent cases, including one involving Cyrus McCormick.
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