Thomas Drummond (judge)

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Thomas Drummond (October 16, 1809 – May 15, 1890) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

The Honorable Thomas Drummond
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit
In office December 22, 1869 – July 18, 1884
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Seat established by 16 Stat. 44
Succeeded by	Walter Q. Gresham
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office February 13, 1855 – December 22, 1869
Appointed by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 10 Stat. 606
Succeeded by	Henry Williams Blodgett
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Illinois
In office February 19, 1850 – February 13, 1855
Appointed by	Zachary Taylor
Preceded by	Nathaniel Pope
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office 1840–1841
Personal details
Born	Thomas Drummond (1809-10-16)October 16, 1809 Bristol Mills, Maine
Died	May 15, 1890(1890-05-15) (aged 80) Wheaton, Illinois
Education	Bowdoin College read law

Education and career

Born on October 16, 1809, in Bristol Mills, Maine, Drummond graduated from Bowdoin College in 1830 and read law in 1833. He entered private practice in Galena, Illinois from 1835 to 1850. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1840 to 1841. He was a Judge of the Illinois Circuit Court from circa 1841 to circa 1850.

Federal judicial service

Drummond was nominated by President Zachary Taylor on January 31, 1850, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Illinois vacated by Judge Nathaniel Pope. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 19, 1850, and received his commission the same day. Drummond was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on February 13, 1855, to a new seat authorized by 10 Stat. 606. His service terminated on December 22, 1869, due to his elevation to the Seventh Circuit.

Drummond was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant on December 8, 1869, to a new seat on the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit authorized by 16 Stat. 44. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 1869, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on July 18, 1884, due to his retirement.

Death

Drummond died on May 15, 1890, in Wheaton, Illinois.

Sources

• Thomas Drummond at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Richard Cahan, A Court That Shaped America: Chicago's Federal District Court from Abe Lincoln to Abbie Hoffman, Ch. 1 (Northwestern University Press, 2002)