David McDonald

Personal

Birthday: 
5/8/1803
Birthplace: 
Millersburg, KY
Date of Death: 
8/25/1869
Place of Death: 
Indianapolis, IN
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Washington, Indiana, 1830-
State representative, Indiana, 1833-1834
Prosecutor, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Indiana, 1834-1837
Private practice, Indiana, -1839
Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1839-1852
Professor of law, University of Indiana, 1842-1852
Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1853-1864

Education

Name of School: 
Read law
Degree Year: 
1830

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Indiana
President Nominating: 
Abraham Lincoln
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/13/1864
Termination Date: 
08/25/1869
Termination Reason: 
Death