Samuel Hadden Harper

Samuel Hadden Harper (1783 – July 19, 1837) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Samuel Hadden Harper
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
March 7, 1829  July 19, 1837
Appointed byAndrew Jackson
Preceded byThomas B. Robertson
Succeeded byPhilip Kissick Lawrence
Personal details
Born
Samuel Hadden Harper

1783 (1783)
Augusta County, Virginia
DiedJuly 19, 1837(1837-07-19) (aged 53–54)
Madisonville, Louisiana, U.S.

Education and career

Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Harper was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1808 to 1829. He also served in the United States Army during the War of 1812 and became a lieutenant colonel. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1814, and was a registrar in the land office of the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1821 to 1824. In 1825, he was a clerk for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and a city councilman of New Orleans.[1]

Federal judicial service

Harper was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on March 6, 1829, to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Thomas B. Robertson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1829, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on July 19, 1837, due to his death in Madisonville, Louisiana.[1]

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