Nathan Clifford lived from August 18, 1803 to July 25, 1881 and was an American statesman, diplomat and jurist, one of the few people to have held a constitutional office in each of the three branches of the federal government. He represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843, then served in the administration of President James K. Polk as United States Attorney General from 1846 to 1848 and as United States ambassador to Mexico from 1848 to 1849, in which office he signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In 1858 President James Buchanan appointed Clifford an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, where he served until his death in 1881.
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RoleAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceRumney, New Hampshire, U.S. 1 Place of Death Classification
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How did Nathan Clifford reach the Supreme Court and how long did he serve?
He was nominated by President Buchanan in 1857 and served on the Court for twenty-three years.
Clifford was elected Attorney General of Maine in 1834 and served until 1838, then served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. President James K. Polk appointed him Attorney General of the United States in 1846 and, two years later, United States Minister to Mexico. After resuming law practice in Portland, Maine, he was nominated to the Supreme Court by President James Buchanan on December 9, 1857, and confirmed by the Senate on January 12, 1858. He served on the Court for twenty-three years.
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Nathan Clifford (August 18, 1803 – July 25, 1881) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Democrat politician from Maine.
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Rumney, New Hampshire, U.S.
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Cornish, Maine, U.S.
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Nathan Clifford at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center. Nathan Clifford (August 18, 1803 - July 25, 1881) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Democrat politician from Maine.
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