William Weir Stickney

William Weir Stickney was an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.

Biography

Stickney was born on June 24, 1801, in Enfield, New Hampshire, to Daniel and Sarah Stickney. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1823. He was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1826. Stickney practiced law in Concord, Newmarket, and Exeter, New Hampshire.
Stickney served twice in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He represented Newmarket from 1839 to 1841, and Exeter in 1855.
In 1849, Stickney was appointed the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. In 1857, Stickney was appointed the Judge Probate of Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Stickney married Frances A. Hough on November 5, 1860. The couple had three children.