Peter Stenger Grosscup | |
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 Judge Peter S. Grosscup as he appeared at the time of the 1894 Pullman Strike | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office January 23, 1899 – October 23, 1911 | |
| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | John William Showalter |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Alschuler |
| Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office January 23, 1899 – October 23, 1911 | |
| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | John William Showalter |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| In office December 20, 1892 – February 1, 1899 | |
| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Henry Williams Blodgett |
| Succeeded by | Christian Cecil Kohlsaat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Stenger Grosscup February 15, 1852 Ashland, Ohio |
| Died | October 1, 1921 (aged 69) at sea |
| Education | Wittenberg College (AB) Boston University School of Law (LLB) |
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Peter Stenger Grosscup (February 15, 1852 – October 1, 1921) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Grosscup is best remembered for having made use of the judicial injunction against strikers in labor disputes, including most notably the leadership of the American Railway Union in the 1894 Pullman Strike.