Draft:Delana R. Eckels

Delana R. Eckels (August 19, 1806 – October 29, 1888)^[1] was chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1857 to 1860.

Born in Fleming County, Kentucky,^[1] he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1836, and later served in the Mexican–American War. He was a judge of the 7th Indiana Circuit from 1851 to 1852.^[1]

Eckels was appointed to the Utah Territorial Supreme Court by President James Buchanan, and came west accompanying an expeditionary force that precipitated the Utah War.^[2]

(complete bio at ^[1])

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Delana R. Eckels". Maurer School of Law Digital Repository. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ Clifford L. Ashton, "Utah: The Territorial and District Courts", chapter 5 in James K. Logan, The Federal Courts of the Tenth Circuit: A History (1992), p. 136-42.

Political offices
Preceded by John F. Kinney	Chief Justice of the Utah Territorial Supreme Court 1857–1860	Succeeded by John F. Kinney

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[Maurer-1] "Delana R. Eckels". Maurer School of Law Digital Repository. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[Ashton-2] Clifford L. Ashton, "Utah: The Territorial and District Courts", chapter 5 in James K. Logan, The Federal Courts of the Tenth Circuit: A History (1992), p. 136-42.

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