Who appointed William Hiram Brawley?

President Grover Cleveland appointed William Hiram Brawley to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1894.

Was William Hiram Brawley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

William Hiram Brawley was appointed by President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was William Hiram Brawley's confirmation vote?

William Hiram Brawley was confirmed by voice vote on January 18, 1894. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of South Carolina / Appointed 1894 / Served to 1911

William Hiram Brawley

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Appointed by President Grover Cleveland in 1894 and confirmed by voice vote, William Hiram Brawley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Sources ↓

Lived: 1841–1916
Appointed by: Grover Cleveland, 1894
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: Charles Henry Simonton
Succeeded by: Henry Augustus Middleton Smith

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1894	District of South Carolina succeeded Charles Henry Simonton	Cleveland (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina)

1860

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Confederate Army	1861-1862
Manager, family plantation	1862-1864
Private practice, Chester, South Carolina	1866-1868
Solicitor, Sixth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina	1868-1874
Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina	1874-1893
State representative, South Carolina	1882-1890
U.S. representative from South Carolina	1891-1894

Questions & answers

Who appointed William Hiram Brawley?: President Grover Cleveland appointed William Hiram Brawley to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1894.
Was William Hiram Brawley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: William Hiram Brawley was appointed by President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was William Hiram Brawley's confirmation vote?: William Hiram Brawley was confirmed by voice vote on January 18, 1894. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was William Hiram Brawley on?: William Hiram Brawley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

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