Alexander Burton Hagner

Alexander Burton Hagner
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office January 21, 1879 – June 1, 1903
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	Abram B. Olin
Succeeded by	Daniel Thew Wright
Personal details
Born	(1826-07-13)July 13, 1826 Washington, D.C.
Died	June 30, 1915(1915-06-30) (aged 88) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican

Alexander Burton Hagner (July 13, 1826 – June 30, 1915) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Washington, D.C., Hagner attended St. John's College and received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1845 before reading law to enter the Bar in 1848. He was in private practice in Annapolis, Maryland from 1848 to 1879. He was a Maryland State Representative from 1854 to 1855, also serving as a special judge for Prince George's County, Maryland.

On January 17, 1879, Hagner was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Abram B. Olin. Hagner was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 21, 1879, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his retirement, on June 1, 1903.

He died in Washington, D.C.

Sources

• Alexander Burton Hagner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Men of Mark in America Biography
• "Alexander Burton Hagner". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.