Solomon P. McCurdy (1820–1890)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1864 to 1868.
King and others, January 5, 1864, recommending Judge Solomon P. McCurdy of Missouri" for the Utah territorial supreme court.
[3] Lincoln nominated McCurdy to the seat, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on April 21, 1864.
[3][4] In 1868, President Andrew Johnson sought to elevate McCurdy to chief justice of the court, but the nomination was rejected by the Senate.
Locals interceded to apprehend the soldier and take him to be locked up, and McCurdy was not seriously injured.