Edward Cahill (Michigan jurist)
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Edward Cahill was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
in 1890.
Cahill was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
. He studied at Kalamazoo College
. He served in the Union Army in 1862 but was discharged due to illness. In 1863 he raised a unit of African American soldiers in Michigan. He served as a captain over these soldiers.
Cahill was later a county commissioner for Ionia County, Michigan
and the prosecuting attorney for Ingham County, Michigan
. He was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Cyrus Luce but lost in his attempt to get elected to fill out the rest of the term.
After his service on the court Cahill was law partners with Russell C. Ostrander who later also was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Michigan Supreme Court
The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is known as Michigan's "court of last resort" and consists of seven justices who are elected to eight-year terms. Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot...
in 1890.
Cahill was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
. He studied at Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1833, the college is among the 100 oldest in the country. Today, it produces more Peace Corps volunteers per capita than any other U.S...
. He served in the Union Army in 1862 but was discharged due to illness. In 1863 he raised a unit of African American soldiers in Michigan. He served as a captain over these soldiers.
Cahill was later a county commissioner for Ionia County, Michigan
Ionia County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 61,518 people, 20,606 households, and 15,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 107 people per square mile . There were 22,006 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
and the prosecuting attorney for Ingham County, Michigan
Ingham County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 279,320 people, 108,593 households, and 63,744 families residing in the county. The population density was 500 people per square mile . There were 115,056 housing units at an average density of 206 per square mile...
. He was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Cyrus Luce but lost in his attempt to get elected to fill out the rest of the term.
After his service on the court Cahill was law partners with Russell C. Ostrander who later also was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court.