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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaStanton Judkins PEELLE
(1843-1928)
PEELLE, Stanton Judkins, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Richmond, Wayne County,
Ind., February 11, 1843; attended the common schools and Winchester
Seminary; enlisted in Company G, Eighth Regiment, Indiana
Volunteers, August 5, 1861 and served until near the close of the
war; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced
practice in Winchester, Ind.; moved to Indianapolis in 1869; deputy
district attorney of Marion County in 1872 and 1873; member of the
State house of representatives 1877-1879; elected as a Republican
to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883);
presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-eighth
Congress and served from March 4, 1883, to May 22, 1884, when he
was succeeded by William E. English, who contested his election;
delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892; appointed
judge of the United States Court of Claims in 1892 and served until
January 1, 1906, when he was advanced to chief justice and served
until February 11, 1913, when he resigned; professor of law at
George Washington University (D.C.) 1901-1911; member of the board
of trustees of Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1906-1925;
president of the board of the Washington College of Law 1910-1925;
resided in Washington, D.C., until his death there September 4,
1928; interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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