Lincoln on January 14, 1864, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Indiana vacated by Judge Caleb Blood Smith. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1864, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on September 4, 1864, seven and a half months after his appointment. He was interred in Greenbush Cemetery in Lafayette. References Sources 1803 births 1864 deaths United States senators from Indiana Members of the Indiana House of Representatives 1836 United States presidential electors Indiana lawyers New York (state) lawyers 19th-century American railroad executives Union College (New York) alumni People from Lafayette, Indiana People from Orange County, New York People of Indiana in the American Civil War Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana United States federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln 19th-century American judges Indiana Whigs Whig Party United States senators Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives Woodhull family 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana