Webb, Nathan

Born May 7, 1825, in Portland, ME
Died November 8, 1902, in Portland, ME

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Nominated by Chester A. Arthur on January 18, 1882, to a seat vacated by Edward Fox. Confirmed by the Senate on January 24, 1882, and received commission on January 24, 1882. Service terminated on June 30, 1902, due to retirement.

Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1846
Read law, 1849

Professional Career:

Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1849-1865, 1878-1882
County attorney, Cumberland County, Maine, 1866-
U.S. attorney for the District of Maine, 1870-1878

Manuscript Collections

Harvard University Law School
Cambridge, Mass.
Notes of federal court cases in Maine and Massachusetts, 1884-1902.
13 vols.; 27 cm.; Webb's notes on cases he heard on the U.S. District Court of Maine, Circuit Courts for the First Circuit, and the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Cases include mainly tort, contract, and criminal litigation, but some are maritime cases. The U.S. Circuit Court, Boston, 1884-1885 volume contains a summary of an argument by Louis D. Brandeis.

Harvard University School of Business
Baker Library
Boston, Mass.
Nathan Webb legal papers, 1859-1902.
1 linear ft.; finding aid; collection contains papers relating to a number of legal cases Webb tried and estates he settled.

Maine Historical Society
Portland, Me.
Nathan Webb papers, 1799-1902.
8 linear ft.; finding aid; correspondence, diaries, wills, estate papers, litigation material, deeds, tax records, accounts, and other papers relating to Webb's personal, business, and legal affairs.

Portraits

Nathan Webb; artist unknown; Portrait; n.d.; Clerk's Office, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

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