Robert Budd Gilchrist

Robert Budd Gilchrist (September 28, 1796 May 1, 1856) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Gilchrist received an A.B. from South Carolina College in 1814 and an A.M. from South Carolina College in 1817. He read law to enter the bar in 1818, and was in private practice in Charleston, South Carolina from then until 1831. He was the United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina from 1831 to 1839.

On October 30, 1839, Gilchrist received a recess appointment from President Martin Van Buren to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by the death of Thomas Lee. Formally nominated on January 29, 1840, Gilchrist was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1840, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death, in 1856, in Charleston, South Carolina. Judge Gilchrist is buried in the Second Presbyterian Church cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.[1]

References

  1. "Judge Robert B. Gilchrist (1796-1856)". Find a Grave. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

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Preceded by
Thomas Lee
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
1840–1856
Succeeded by
Andrew Gordon Magrath
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