History of Eastern District of Michigan
The Territory of
Michigan was created on January 11, 1805, effective June 30, 1805, and
remained Territory until Michigan was admitted as a state on January 26,
1837. On February 24, 1863, the District was separated into the Eastern
and Western Districts of Michigan. The following is a listing of
Marshals for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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Marshals
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Date |
Vice
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Rowland, Thomas* |
August 21, 1815 (R)
January 17, 1816 (S) |
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Leib, John L. |
June 17, 1830 (R) |
Rowland (Removed) |
Desnoyers, Peters
|
March 3, 1831 (S)
June 9, 1835 (R)
January 13, 1836 (S) |
Leib (Rejected by Senate) |
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Ten Eyck, Conrad |
July 2, 1836 (S)
January 8, 1841 (S) |
Original Appointment |
Howard, Joshua
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April 13, 1841 (R)
September 13, 1841 (S) |
Ten Eyck (Removed) |
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Humphrey, Levi S. |
July 1, 1844 (R)
January 15, 1845 (S) |
Howard (Removed) |
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Wing, Austin E. |
February 24, 1846 (S) |
Humphrey (Resigned) |
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Knox, Charles H. |
May 16, 1850 (S) |
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Becker, Hiram |
August 30, 1852 (S) |
Knox (Deceased) |
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Rice, George W. |
March 24, 1853 (S) |
Becker (Removed) |
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Davis, Robert W. |
March 26, 1857 (R) |
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Bagg, John S. |
June 14, 1858 (S) |
Davis (Recess Appointee) |
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Dickey, Charles |
March 25, 1861 (S) |
Bagg (Removed) |
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Dickey, Charles |
January 15, 1866 (S) |
Himself as Marshal of District of Michigan |
Andrews, Norman S.
|
March 27, 1867 (S) |
Dickey (Removed)
Parkhurst (Rejected) |
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Bennett, Joseph R. |
April 9, 1869 (S)
March 10, 1873 (S) |
Andrews (Removed) |
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Matthews, Salmon S. |
October 29, 1877 (S)
February 17, 1882 (S) |
Bennett (Term Expired) |
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Pennell, Galusha |
October 29, 1877 (S)
February 17, 1882 (S) |
Matthews (Term Expired) |
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Van Buren, William
|
March 29, 1886 (S) |
Pennell (Term Expired) |
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Blanchard, Henry G. |
September 1, 1893 (C.A.) |
Van Buren (Deceased) |
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Winney, Eugene D. |
March 6, 1894 (S) |
Blanchard (C.A.) |
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Bates, William R. |
May 2, 1898 (S)
April 16, 1902 |
Winney (Term Expired) |
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Campbell, Milo D. |
April 30, 1906 (C)
April 12, 1910 (C) |
Bates (Term Expired) |
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Behrendt, Henry |
May 5, 1914 (C)
May 22, 1918 (C) |
Winney (Term Expired) |
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Newton, Frank T. |
June 5, 1922 (C)
June 22, 1926 (C)
June 4, 1930 (C)
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Behrendt (Term Expired) |
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Grogan, John H. |
October 27, 1931 (C.A.)
February 10, 1932 (C) |
Newton (Deceased) |
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Barc, John J. |
June 23, 1934 (R)
March 16, 1935 (R)
May 23, 1939 (R)
November 4, 1943 (C) |
Grogan (Resigned) |
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Wisniewski, Joseph L. |
May 19, 1949 (C) |
Barc (Deceased) |
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Austin J. Connor |
February 23, 1954 (C.A.) |
Wisniewski (Resigned) |
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Nowicki, Williams A. |
May 19, 1954 (C)
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Austin (C.A.) |
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Gregory, Clark W. |
September 6, 1957 (R)
February 27, 1958 (C) |
Nowicki (Deceased) |
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Trotter, Orville H. |
June 30, 1961 (C)
September 2, 1965 (C) |
Gregory (Separated) |
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Rozman, Anthony E. |
November 25, 1969 (C)
December 18, 1973 (C) |
Trotter (Term Expired) |
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Paramore, Fred H. |
May 17, 1977 (C.A.)
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Rozman (Deceased) |
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Bertoni, Anthony |
July 20, 1978 (C)
December 12, 1982-1990 (C) |
Paramore (C.A.) |
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Stewart, James |
February 9, 1990 (C) |
Bertoni (Retired) |
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Douglas, James Jr.
|
February 11, 1994 (C) |
Stewart (Term Expired) |
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Grubbs, Robert M. |
November 15, 2002 (C) |
Douglas (Term Expired) |
* SERVED WITHOUT REAPPOINTMENT UNTIL JUNE
17, 1830.
The following translation of abbreviations
applies to the list:
“R” - Recess appointment date
“S” - Senate Confirmation date (used from 1789-1903)
“C” - Commission date (used from 1903 to present)
“C.A.” - Court Appointment date
“A.G.” - Attorney General appointment date
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