Theodore Sedgwick (writer)
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Theodore Sedgwick was an American
law writer.
He was born at Albany, New York
and graduated from Columbia College
in 1829. In 1858, he became United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was the son of Theodore Sedgwick II (1780-1839) and Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick (1788-1867), a writer, and grandson of Theodore Sedgwick
(1746-1813). His grandfather was once Senator from Massachusetts, Speaker of the House, and a state supreme court justice.
His writings include his edition of the political writings of William Leggett
(two volumes, 1840); Treatise on the Measure of Damages (1847; eighth edition, 1891); and Treatise on the Rules which Govern the Interpretation and Application of Statutory and Constitutional Law (1857; second edition, 1874)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
law writer.
He was born at Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
and graduated from Columbia College
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1829. In 1858, he became United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He was the son of Theodore Sedgwick II (1780-1839) and Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick (1788-1867), a writer, and grandson of Theodore Sedgwick
Theodore Sedgwick
Theodore Sedgwick was an attorney, politician and jurist, who served in elected state government and as a Delegate to the Continental Congress, a US Representative, and a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He served as the fifth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives...
(1746-1813). His grandfather was once Senator from Massachusetts, Speaker of the House, and a state supreme court justice.
His writings include his edition of the political writings of William Leggett
William Leggett (USA)
William Leggett was an American poet, fiction writer, and journalist.-Life:Leggett attended Georgetown College in 1815–6. In 1819, after his father’s business failed, he moved with his family to Edwardsville, Illinois. In late 1822, he returned to New York to take up a naval commission as a...
(two volumes, 1840); Treatise on the Measure of Damages (1847; eighth edition, 1891); and Treatise on the Rules which Govern the Interpretation and Application of Statutory and Constitutional Law (1857; second edition, 1874)