Matthews, Stanley Born July 21, 1824, in Cincinnati, OH Died March 22, 1889, in Washington, DC Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by James A. Garfield on March 14, 1881, to a seat vacated by Noah H. Swayne. Confirmed by the Senate on May 12, 1881, and received commission on May 12, 1881. Service terminated on March 22, 1889, due to death. Allotment as Circuit Justice: Sixth Circuit, May 17, 1881-March 22, 1889 Education: Kenyon College, B.A., 1840 Read law, 1842 Professional Career: Private practice, Columbia, Tennessee, 1842-1844 Editor, Tennessee Democrat, 1842-1844 Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1844-1851, 1853-1858, 1865-1877 Clerk, Ohio General Assembly, 1848-1851 Judge, Hamilton County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1851-1853 State senator, Ohio, 1855-1857 U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1858-1861 Twenty-Third Ohio Infantry lieutenant colonel, 1861-1862 Fifty-First Ohio Volunteers colonel, 1862-1863 Judge, Superior Court of Cincinnati [Ohio], 1863-1865 Counsel for Rutherford B. Hayes before congressional electoral commission, 1876 U.S. senator from Ohio, 1877-1881 Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, January 26, 1881; Senate took no action Research Collections Bibliography