Chauncey Brewer Sabin (August 6, 1824 – March 30, 1890) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Oneonta,

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, Sabin

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to enter the bar in 1846. He was in private practice in Albany, New York from 1846 to 1847, in

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from 1847 to 1861, in

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, New York from 1863 to 1865, in Houston from 1865 to 1866, and in

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, from 1866 to 1867. He was a Judge of the Third Judicial District of Texas from 1867 to 1868. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1868 to 1870. He was appointed as a Justice of the

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by military authorities during the

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, in March 1870, but no record of service has been found to indicate that he actually served in this capacity. He was a Judge of the District Court of Texas, Galveston District in 1871. He was city attorney of

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, Texas from 1872 to 1873. He was a member of the

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in 1873. He was Postmaster of Galveston from 1874 to 1882. He was in private practice in Galveston from 1882 to 1884.

Federal judicial service

Sabin was nominated by President

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on March 25, 1884, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on April 5, 1884, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 30, 1890, due to his death in Galveston.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabin, Chauncey Brewer 1824 births 1890 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas United States federal judges appointed by Chester A. Arthur People from Oneonta, New York 19th-century members of the Texas Legislature United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law Lawyers from Albany, New York Lawyers from Houston Lawyers from New York City Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Lawyers from Galveston, Texas