Samuel Treat

Samuel H. Treat (December 17, 1815 – August 31, 1902) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Samuel Treat
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office March 3, 1857 – March 5, 1887
Appointed by	Franklin Pierce
Preceded by	Seat established by 11 Stat. 197
Succeeded by	Amos Madden Thayer
Personal details
Born	Samuel Treat December 17, 1815 Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Died	August 31, 1902 (aged 86) Rochester, New York
Education	Harvard University (B.A., M.A.) read law

Education and career

Born on December 17, 1815, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,[1] Treat was educated at the public high school in his native town, from whence he graduated at age 16 and thereafter served as an assistant teacher for the year following his graduation.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1837 from Harvard University and a Master of Arts degree in 1840 from the same institution.[1] He was the first example in New England of a student who entered Harvard University directly from a public school, without having passed through an intermediate training school.[2] In 1838, he commenced the study of the law in the offices of Jeremiah Mason and Charles B. Goodrich, the former the contemporary of Parsons, Story and Webster.[2] During the time of pursuing his legal studies, Treat also taught as a professor in the Weld school at Jamaica Plain, near Boston, Massachusetts.[2] While at the Weld school he was elected to take charge of the Temple Hill Academy in the Genesee Valley, New York, and there he continued his legal studies under Governor John Young.[2] In November 1840, he resigned his position as principal of the academy in order to devote more time to his legal studies. He resided in Geneseo, New York for three years, and married his wife there.[2] He completed his studies and read law in 1841.[1] He entered private practice in St. Louis, Missouri from 1841 to 1849,[1] after being examined and admitted to the bar by Judge Mullanphy.[2] He was editor of the St. Louis Union from 1841 to 1849.[1] He spent the winter of 1848 in Cuba on account of his ill health.[2] He was a Judge of the St. Louis Court of Common Pleas from 1849 to 1857.[1] In 1853, Treat was chosen to lead a task force to help name what is now Washington University in St. Louis.[3]

Federal judicial service

Treat was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on March 3, 1857, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, to a new seat authorized by 11 Stat. 197.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1857, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on March 5, 1887, due to his retirement.[1]

Other service

Concurrent with his federal judicial service, Treat was a Professor of admiralty law for Washington University School of Law from 1867 to 1887.[1]

Death

Treat died on August 31, 1902, in Rochester, New York.[1]

References

1. Samuel Treat at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. Broadhead, James O. (March 5, 1887). "Proceedings of the Saint Louis Bar on the Retirement of Hon. Samuel Treat, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, and the Induction Into Office of His Successor, Hon. Amos M. Thayer, March 5, 1887". Nixon-Jones printing Company. pp. 10–17. Retrieved May 27, 2019 – via Google Books.
3. "WU Libraries: Washington university in St. Louis - Name origin". 2009-02-10. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

Sources

• Samuel Treat at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.