[1] He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate.
In 1857, Giddings was elected to the Connecticut Senate from the state's 16th District, and served as the President Pro Tempore.
On June 15, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him as an associate justice of the Supreme Court for the newly formed Montana Territory; the United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on June 22.
Giddings resigned immediately due to poor health and never served on the court.
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