Treat, Samuel Born December 17, 1815, in Portsmouth, NH Died August 31, 1902, in Rochester, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri Nominated by Franklin Pierce on March 3, 1857, to a new seat authorized by 11 Stat. 197. Confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1857, and received commission on March 3, 1857. Service terminated on March 5, 1887, due to retirement. Education: Harvard University, B.A., 1837 Harvard University, M.A., 1840 Read law, 1841 Professional Career: Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1841-1849 Editor, St. Louis [Missouri] Union, 1841-1849 Judge, St. Louis [Missouri] Court of Common Pleas, 1849-1857 Professor of admiralty law, Washington University Law School, 1867-1887 Research Collections Bibliography