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Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff (June 19, 1809 – September 10, 1875) was a
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of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit.


Education and career

Born on June 19, 1809, in Litchfield,
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, Woodruff received a
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degree in 1830 from
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and graduated from
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in 1832. He entered private practice in
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,
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from 1832 to 1849. He was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of New York City from 1849 to 1855. He was a justice of the New York City Superior Court from 1856 to 1861. He resumed private practice in New York City from 1861 to 1868. He was a Judge of the
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from 1868 to 1869.


Federal judicial service

Woodruff was nominated by President
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on December 8, 1869, to the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 16 Stat. 44. He was confirmed by the
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on December 22, 1869, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on September 10, 1875, due to his death at his summer residence in Litchfield, from the effects of a complicated disorder of the
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which had confined him to the house since the early spring.


Honor

Woodruff received the honorary degree of
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from
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in 1860.


Family and church

For some years before his death, Woodruff was an elder of the Collegiate Reformed Church. Woodruff married Harriette B. in November 1835, she being the daughter of
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Chief Justice
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of
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,
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. She died April 5, 1868. They had three children.


References


Sources

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External links

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''Yale Obituary Record''
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