Alexander Burton Hagner

Alexander Burton Hagner
Alexander Burton Hagner
	Hagner c. 1905
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
	In office; January 21, 1879 – June 1, 1903
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	Abram B. Olin
Succeeded by	Daniel Thew Wright
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
	In office; 1854-1855
Personal details
Born	Alexander Burton Hagner; July 13, 1826; Washington, D.C.
Died	June 30, 1915 (aged 88); Washington, D.C.
Spouse(s)	Susan Scott Peyton (m. after 1853)
Mother	Frances Randall Hagner
Father	Peter Hagner
Relatives	Peter V. Hagner (brother)
Education	St. John's College; Princeton University (A.B.); read law

Alexander Burton Hagner (July 13, 1826 – June 30, 1915) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Early life

Born in Washington, D.C., he was a son of Peter Hagner and younger brother to Gen. Peter Valentine Hagner. Hagner attended St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1845 before reading law to enter the bar in 1848.[1]

Career

He was in private practice in Annapolis from 1848 to 1879. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1854 to 1855, also serving as a Special Judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland.[2]

Federal judicial service

Hagner was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes on January 17, 1879, to an Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (now the United States District Court for the District of Columbia) vacated by Associate Justice Abram B. Olin. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 21, 1879, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 1, 1903, due to his retirement.[2]

Personal life

Hagner married Susan Scott Peyton in 1853. They did not have any children.[3]

Hagner died on June 30, 1915, in Washington, D.C.[2]

References

Alexander Burton Hagner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Alexander Burton Hagner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Reed, Avery Henry (1963). Genealogy of the Peyton Family: Embracing the Lineage of Certain 2 Immigrant Children of that Henry Peyton of "Lincoln's Inn," Amiger, England, Middle 1600 Immigrants to Virginia; 4 (I) Col. Valentine Peyton, 7 (I) Henry Peyton, Adult, and Including the Lineage of the Immigrant Robert Peyton, Son of Thomas Peyton, Son of Sir Edward Peyton of "Isselham," in England. With Appendix of Connecting Farish Family. p. 46. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links

Men of Mark in America Biography
"Alexander Burton Hagner". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.

Legal offices
Preceded by Abram B. Olin	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia 1879–1903	Succeeded by Daniel Thew Wright

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[FJC-1] Alexander Burton Hagner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[auto-2] Alexander Burton Hagner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[Reed1963-3] Reed, Avery Henry (1963). Genealogy of the Peyton Family: Embracing the Lineage of Certain 2 Immigrant Children of that Henry Peyton of "Lincoln's Inn," Amiger, England, Middle 1600 Immigrants to Virginia; 4 (I) Col. Valentine Peyton, 7 (I) Henry Peyton, Adult, and Including the Lineage of the Immigrant Robert Peyton, Son of Thomas Peyton, Son of Sir Edward Peyton of "Isselham," in England. With Appendix of Connecting Farish Family. p. 46. Retrieved 18 September 2020.