Stanton J. Peelle

Born on February 11, 1843, in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana,[1] Peelle attended the common schools and Winchester Seminary in Indiana,[2] then attended Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso University).[1] He enlisted in Company G, Eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers on August 5, 1861 and served until near the close of the American Civil War, as a corporal and second lieutenant.[2] He read law with William A. Peelle in Centerville, Indiana in 1866.[2] He entered private practice in Winchester, Indiana from 1866 to 1869.[1] He continued private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1869 to 1892.[1] He was an assistant district attorney for Marion County, Indiana from 1872 to 1873.[1] He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1878 to 1879.[1]

Peelle was elected as a Republican from Indiana's 7th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 47th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883.[2] He presented credentials as a member-elect to the 48th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1883, to May 22, 1884, when he was succeeded by United States Representative William E. English, who contested his election.[2] He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention.[2]

Peelle was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison on March 24, 1892, to a Judge seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Judge Glenni William Scofield.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1892, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on January 2, 1906, due to his elevation to be Chief Justice of the same court.[1]

Peelle was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 19, 1905, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Chief Justice Charles C. Nott.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on February 11, 1913, due to his resignation.[1]

Peelle died on September 4, 1928, in Washington, D.C.,[1] where he resided.[2] He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[2]

• United States Congress. "Stanton J. Peelle (id: P000185)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• "Peelle, Stanton Judkins - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
• The United States Court of Claims : a history / pt. 1. The judges, 1855-1976 / by Marion T. Bennett / pt. 2. Origin, development, jurisdiction, 1855-1978 / W. Cowen, P. Nichols, M.T. Bennett. Washington, D.C.: Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1976.
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

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