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American judge

Asa Wentworth Tenney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office
July 8, 1897 – December 10, 1897
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byCharles L. Benedict
Succeeded byEdward B. Thomas
Personal details
BornAsa Wentworth Tenney
(1833-05-20)May 20, 1833
Dalton, New Hampshire
DiedDecember 10, 1897(1897-12-10) (aged 64)
Brooklyn, New York
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery
EducationDartmouth College
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Asa Wentworth Tenney (May 20, 1833 – December 10, 1897) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Dalton, New Hampshire, Tenney graduated from Dartmouth College in 1859 and read law to enter the bar in 1863. He was in private practice in Brooklyn and New York City, New York from 1863 to 1897. He was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1877 to 1885.

Federal judicial service

On July 2, 1897, Tenney was nominated by President William McKinley to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Charles L. Benedict. Tenney was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, 1897, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death in Brooklyn on December 10, 1897. He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. pp. 334–335. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Asa Wentworth Tenney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. "Funeral of Late Judge Tenney". Brooklyn Times-Union. December 13, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Legal offices
Preceded byBenjamin F. Tracy United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
1877–1885 		Succeeded byMark D. Wilber
Preceded byCharles L. Benedict Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
1897 		Succeeded byEdward B. Thomas
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