Court of Claims / Appointed 1878 / Served to 1881

William Henry Hunt

Judge, Court of Claims

Appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878 and confirmed by voice vote, William Henry Hunt was a Judge on the Court of Claims. Sources ↓

Appointed by
Rutherford B. Hayes, 1878
Confirmed
by voice vote
Succeeded
Ebenezer Peck
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1878Court of Claims · succeeded Ebenezer PeckHayes (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Yale College
Yale Law School
Read law with Theodore Hunt and Randell Hunt, New Orleans, Louisiana1844

Sources

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2 years on the Court of Claims. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).