Marcus Wilson Acheson

Personal

Birthday: 
6/7/1828
Birthplace: 
Washington, PA
Date of Death: 
6/21/1906
Place of Death: 
Pittsburgh, PA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1852-1880

Education

Name of School: 
Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College)
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1845
Name of School - Second: 
Read law
Degree Year - Second: 
1852

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Court Name: 

Pennsylvania Western District Court

President Nominating: 
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
01/14/1880
Termination Date: 
02/09/1891
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit
Commission Date - Second: 
02/03/1891
Termination Date - Second: 
6/21/1906
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death
Court Name - Third: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Court Name - Third: 

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third: 
06/16/1891
Termination Date - Third: 
6/21/1906
Termination Reason - Third: 
Death