Chauncey Brewer Sabin (August 6, 1824 – March 30, 1890) was a

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of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in Oneonta,

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, Sabin

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to enter the bar in 1846. He was in private practice in Albany, New York from 1846 to 1847, in

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from 1847 to 1861, in

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, New York from 1863 to 1865, in Houston from 1865 to 1866, and in

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, from 1866 to 1867. He was a Judge of the Third Judicial District of Texas from 1867 to 1868. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1868 to 1870. He was appointed as a Justice of the

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by military authorities during the

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, in March 1870, but no record of service has been found to indicate that he actually served in this capacity. He was a Judge of the District Court of Texas, Galveston District in 1871. He was city attorney of Galveston, Texas from 1872 to 1873. He was a member of the

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in 1873. He was Postmaster of Galveston from 1874 to 1882. He was in private practice in Galveston from 1882 to 1884.

Federal judicial service

Sabin was nominated by President

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on March 25, 1884, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on April 5, 1884, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 30, 1890, due to his death in Galveston.

References

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