Edward G. Loring

Edward Greely Loring
Presiding Judge of the Court of Claims
In office
1859–1863
Preceded byIsaac Blackford
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Judge of the Court of Claims
In office
May 6, 1858 – December 14, 1877
Appointed byJames Buchanan
Preceded byJohn Gilchrist
Succeeded byBancroft Davis
Personal details
Born
Edward Greely Loring

(1802-01-28)January 28, 1802
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJune 19, 1890(1890-06-19) (aged 88)
Winthrop, Massachusetts
RelativesThomas Loring
EducationHarvard University (A.B.)
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Edward Greely Loring (January 28, 1802 – June 18, 1890) was a Judge of Probate in Massachusetts, a United States Commissioner of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and a judge of the Court of Claims. He was reviled in Massachusetts and much of the North for his ordering the return of fugitive slaves Thomas Sims and Anthony Burns to slavery in compliance with the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. His action would result in his being removed as Judge of Probate.