William Weir Stickney

William Weir Stickney
William Weir Stickney
Judge of Probate; for Rockingham County, New Hampshire
16th United States Attorney for the; District of New Hampshire
	In office; 1850–1853
Preceded by	Josiah Minot
Succeeded by	John H. George
Member of the; New Hampshire House of Representatives; for; Exeter, New Hampshire
	In office; 1855–1855
Member of the; New Hampshire House of Representatives; for; Newmarket, New Hampshire
	In office; 1839–1841
Personal details
Born	June 24, 1801; Enfield, New Hampshire
Died	March 16, 1888; Exeter, New Hampshire
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Frances A. Hough, m. November 5, 1860.
Alma mater	Dartmouth
Occupation	Attorney

William Weir Stickney (24 Jun 1801 – 16 Mar 1888) was an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Stickney was born on June 24, 1801, in Enfield, New Hampshire, to Daniel and Sarah (Morse) Stickney.^[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1823.^[1] He was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1826. Stickney practiced law in Concord, Newmarket,^[1] and Exeter, New Hampshire.^[1]

Stickney served twice in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He represented Newmarket from 1839 to 1841,^[1] and Exeter in 1855.^[1]

In 1849, Stickney was appointed the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.^[1] In 1857, Stickney was appointed the Judge^[1] Probate of Rockingham County, New Hampshire.^[2]

Stickney married Frances A. Hough on November 5, 1860. The couple had three children.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Bell, Charles Henry (1894), The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire: Including Biographical Notices of Deceased Judges of the Highest Court, and Lawyers of the Province and State, and a List of Names of Those Now Living, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 667
^ ^a ^b Bell, Charles Henry (1894), The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire: Including Biographical Notices of Deceased Judges of the Highest Court, and Lawyers of the Province and State, and a List of Names of Those Now Living, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 668

Legal offices
Preceded by Josiah Minot	16th United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire 1850-1853	Succeeded by John H. George

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[The_BandBarofNHpg667-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Bell, Charles Henry (1894), The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire: Including Biographical Notices of Deceased Judges of the Highest Court, and Lawyers of the Province and State, and a List of Names of Those Now Living, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 667

[The_BandBarofNHpg668-2] Bell, Charles Henry (1894), The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire: Including Biographical Notices of Deceased Judges of the Highest Court, and Lawyers of the Province and State, and a List of Names of Those Now Living, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 668

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