Lurton, Horace Harmon Born February 26, 1844, in Newport, KY Died July 12, 1914, in Atlantic City, NJ Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Nominated by Grover Cleveland on March 22, 1893, to a seat vacated by Howell Edmunds Jackson; Confirmed by the Senate on March 27, 1893, and received commission on March 27, 1893. Service terminated on December 20, 1909, due to appointment to another judicial position. Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by William H. Taft on December 13, 1909, to a seat vacated by Rufus W. Peckham; Confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1909, and received commission on December 20, 1909. Service terminated on July 12, 1914, due to death. Education: Douglas University Cumberland University, LL.B., 1867 Professional Career: Army of the Confederacy Sergeant Major, 5th Tennessee Infantry, 2nd Kentucky Infantry & 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, 1861-1865 Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1867-1875, 1878-1886 Chancellor, Sixth Chancery Division of Tennessee, 1875-1878 Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1886-1893 Dean of law department, Vanderbilt University, 1905-1909 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Research Collections