DuVal, Thomas Howard

Born November 4, 1813, in Buckingham County, VA
Died October 10, 1880, in Fort Omaha, NE

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Nominated by Franklin Pierce on February 26, 1857, to a new seat authorized by 11 Stat. 164. Confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1857, and received commission on March 3, 1857. Service terminated on October 10, 1880, due to death.

Education:
St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Kentucky, 1833
Read law, 1837

Professional Career:

Private practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1837-1841
Clerk, Florida Territorial Court of Appeals, Leon County, 1841-1843
Secretary, Territory of Florida, 1843-1846
Reporter, Supreme Court of Texas, 1846
Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1846-1855
Secretary of state, State of Texas, 1851-
Judge, Texas District Court, Second Judicial District, 1855-1856

Bibliography

Marten, James. "The Civil War on the Western Gulf: The Diary of Thomas H. DuVal of Texas." Gulf Coast Historical Review 6 (1990): 38-55.

Marten, James. "The Diary of Thomas H. DuVal: The Civil War in Austin, Texas, February 26 to October 9, 1863." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 94 (January 1991): 435-57.

Marten, James. "A Glimpse at Occupied New Orleans: The Diary of Thomas H. DuVal of Texas, 1863-1865." Louisiana History 30 (1989): 303-16.

Marten, James. "On the Road with Thomas H. DuVal: A Texas Unionist's Travel Diary, 1863." Journal of Confederate History 6 (1990): 76-93.

Manuscript Collections

University of Texas at Austin
Center for American History
Austin, Tex.
Thomas H. DuVal papers, 1857-1879.
3 in.; finding aid; collection contains DuVal's correspondence and diaries, which concern his life and career as a judge.

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