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George Moulton Carpenter Jr. (April 22, 1844 – July 31, 1896) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
George Moulton Carpenter Jr. | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island | |
In office December 18, 1884 – July 31, 1896 | |
Appointed by | Chester A. Arthur |
Preceded by | LeBaron Bradford Colt |
Succeeded by | Arthur Lewis Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | George Moulton Carpenter Jr. April 22, 1844 Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
Died | July 31, 1896 52) Katwijk, Netherlands | (aged
Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Rhode Island |
Education | Brown University |
Born on April 22, 1844, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island,[1] Carpenter moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts and attend the public schools of that city, then completed his basic education in the grammar schools of Providence, Rhode Island.[2] For some time he engaged in various employment.[2] He graduated from Brown University with honors in 1864, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[2] He was a reporter for the Providence Evening Press and Providence Daily Journal from 1864 to 1867.[1] He entered private practice in Providence from 1867 to 1882.[2] On July 1, 1880, he was appointed by the Governor of Rhode Island as one of the commissioners to revise the laws of Rhode Island.[2] He was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island from 1882 to 1885.[1]
Carpenter was nominated by President Chester A. Arthur on December 16, 1884, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated by Judge LeBaron Bradford Colt.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1884, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on July 31, 1896, due to his death in Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands.[1] Carpenter died suddenly while on a European tour for his health.[2] He was interred at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence on September 30, 1896.[3]
In Masonry, Carpenter had received the highest honors, having been a 33rd degree Mason for 14 years.[2] He was raised to the degree of Master Mason in St. John's Lodge No. 1 of this city June 18. 1873, and exalted to the degree of Holy Royal Arch in Providence Chapter April 2, 1874.[2] He received the degrees in Providence Council of Royal and Select Masters in June.[2]
Carpenter was a descendant of the Rehoboth Carpenter family who came to America in the mid-1630s.[4]
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