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'''Seth Ames''' (April 18, 1805 – 1881) was a justice of the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]]{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} from 1869 to 1881. He was appointed by Governor [[William Claflin]]. |
'''Seth Ames''' (April 18, 1805 – August 15, 1881) was a justice of the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]]{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} from 1869 to 1881. He was appointed by Governor [[William Claflin]]. |
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He was born April 18, 1805 and graduated from Harvard College in 1825.{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} He was |
He was born April 18, 1805, and graduated from Harvard College in 1825.{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} He was an associate justice of the Superior Court from 1859 to 1867, when he became chief justice of the Superior Court.<ref name="Resignation">"Resignation of Judge Ames", ''Boston Post'' (January 13, 1881), p. 3.</ref> In 1869, he was appointed to a seat on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} He resigned from the court on January 8, 1881, due to deteriorating health.<ref name="Resignation"/> |
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Ames died at [[Longwood, Massachusetts]], in 1881, at the age of 76.<ref>"Died", ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' (August 17, 1881), p. 3.</ref>{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} He had several children{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} by his wife Abigail, daughter of Rev Samuel Dana of [[Marblehead, Massachusetts]]. His father was [[Fisher Ames]] and his brother was [[John W. Ames (politician)|John W. Ames]].{{sfn|Hurd|1884|p=61}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 18 September 2023
Seth Ames | |
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| Born | April 18, 1805 |
| Died | August 15, 1881 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Judge |
Seth Ames (April 18, 1805 – August 15, 1881) was a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court[1] from 1869 to 1881. He was appointed by Governor William Claflin.
He was born April 18, 1805, and graduated from Harvard College in 1825.[1] He was an associate justice of the Superior Court from 1859 to 1867, when he became chief justice of the Superior Court.[2] In 1869, he was appointed to a seat on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.[1] He resigned from the court on January 8, 1881, due to deteriorating health.[2]
Ames died at Longwood, Massachusetts, in 1881, at the age of 76.[3][1] He had several children[1] by his wife Abigail, daughter of Rev Samuel Dana of Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father was Fisher Ames and his brother was John W. Ames.[1]
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[edit]- Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884). History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. J. W. Lewis & Company. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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