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Joseph Lewis Stackpole

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Joseph Lewis Stackpole
Member of the Board of General Appraisers
In office
July 22, 1890 – December 5, 1890
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byBoard created
Succeeded byWilbur Fisk Lunt
Personal details
Born(1838-03-20)March 20, 1838
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 2, 1904(1904-01-02) (aged 65)
Boston, Massachusetts
Alma materHarvard University B.A.
Harvard Law School LL.B.
ProfessionAppraiser

Joseph Lewis Stackpole (March 20, 1838 – January 2, 1904) was a Member of the Board of General Appraisers.

Biography

Stackpole was born on March 20, 1838, in Boston, Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1857 from Harvard University. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1859 from Harvard Law School. He worked in private practice in Boston from 1860 to 1861, 1865 to 1870 and 1876 to 1890. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel and judge advocate in the United States Army from 1861 to 1865. He served as City Solicitor for Boston from 1870 to 1876.[1]

Federal Judicial Service

On July 17, 1890, President Harrison nominated Stackpole to serve as a Member of the newly created Board of General Appraisers. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 18, 1890 and received his commission on July 22, 1890. He served on the board until his resignation on December 5, 1890, and was succeeded by Wilbur Fisk Lunt.[2]

Death

Stackpole died on January 2, 1904, in Boston.[3]

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