Stanton J. Peelle

U.S. Congressperson

1843 – 1928

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Who was Stanton J. Peelle?

Stanton Judkins Peelle was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and chief justice of the United States Court of Claims.

Born near Richmond, Indiana, Peelle attended the common schools and Winchester Seminary. He enlisted in Company G, Eighth Regiment, Indiana Infantry Volunteers, August 5, 1861 and served until near the close of the war. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Winchester, Indiana. He moved to Indianapolis in 1869. Peelle was Deputy district attorney of Marion County in 1872 and 1873. He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1877 to 1879.

Peelle was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress. He 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. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.

He was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison associate judge of the United States Court of Claims in 1892 and served as such until January 1, 1906, when he was advanced to chief justice of that court by President Theodore Roosevelt. He served until February 11, 1913, when he resigned.

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Born
Feb 11, 1843
Wayne County
Also known as
  • Stanton Peelle
Died
Sep 4, 1928

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on July 23, 2013

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