Henry Kent McCay

Personal

Birthday: 
1/8/1820
Birthplace: 
Northumberland County, PA
Date of Death: 
7/30/1886
Place of Death: 
Atlanta, GA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Americus, Georgia, 1843-1861, 1865-1868
Confederate Army, 1861-1865
Judge, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1868-1875
Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1875-1882

Education

Name of School: 
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1839
Name of School - Second: 
Read law
Degree Year - Second: 
1842

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Court Name: 

Georgia Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Chester A. Arthur
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
08/04/1882
Termination Date: 
07/30/1886
Termination Reason: 
Death