For seven years he practiced in Salisbury, Maryland In 1856 he went to Cincinnati, where he formed a partnership with Eli P. Morton, which lasted for one year. Irving then returned to Maryland. In 1867 he was elected Associate Judge, and on the death of Judge James A. Stewart he received the appointment of Chief Judge of his circuit in April, 1879. In November 1880, he was elected without opposition to that position for a term of fifteen years.[1]
Irving died at his home at the age of 64, having been overcome by the heat while on his way to Cambridge two weeks before, and never recovered.[1]
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^ abcd"Levin T. H. Irving Dead", The Philadelphia Times (August 25, 1892), p. 2.
^"Maryland Court of Appeals Judges, 1778–". Archives of Maryland. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
levin, thomas, handy, irving, april, 1828, august, 1892, justice, maryland, court, appeals, from, 1879, until, death, 1892, born, somerset, county, maryland, irving, graduated, with, distinction, from, princeton, university, then, read, with, uncle, william, h. Levin Thomas Handy Irving April 8 1828 August 24 1892 1 was a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1879 until his death in 1892 2 Born in Somerset County Maryland Irving graduated with distinction from Princeton University at the age of 18 and then read law with his uncle William W Handy of Somerset to gain admission to the bar in 1849 1 For seven years he practiced in Salisbury Maryland In 1856 he went to Cincinnati where he formed a partnership with Eli P Morton which lasted for one year Irving then returned to Maryland In 1867 he was elected Associate Judge and on the death of Judge James A Stewart he received the appointment of Chief Judge of his circuit in April 1879 In November 1880 he was elected without opposition to that position for a term of fifteen years 1 Irving died at his home at the age of 64 having been overcome by the heat while on his way to Cambridge two weeks before and never recovered 1 References edit a b c d Levin T H Irving Dead The Philadelphia Times August 25 1892 p 2 Maryland Court of Appeals Judges 1778 Archives of Maryland Retrieved September 22 2021 Political offices Preceded byJames Augustus Stewart Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals1879 1892 Succeeded byHenry Page nbsp This biography of a state judge in Maryland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Levin Thomas Handy Irving amp oldid 1218850785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
