Benjamin Parke

Biography of Benjamin Parke

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Parke
• First Name: Benjamin
• Date of Birth: September , 2 , 1777
• Place of Birth (POB): , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Date of Death: July , 12 , 1835
• Place of Death (POD): Salem , Indiana (US-IN, IN, 18, Ind., In.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Benjamin Parke Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Indiana
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: James Monroe ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/05/1817
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 3 Stat. 390
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/05/1817
• Commission Date: 03/06/1817
• Date of Termination: 07/12/1835
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Benjamin Parke in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: ca. 1800

Benjamin Parke Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Vincennes, Indiana Territory, 1801-1804
• Attorney general, Indiana Territory, 1804-1808
• Territorial representative, Indiana Territory, 1805
• Delegate to U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana Territory, 1805-1808
• Staff member, Gov. William Henry Harrison, Indiana Territory, 1808
• Judge, Supreme Court of Indiana Territory, 1808-1816
• U.S. Army, 1811
• President judge, Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1816-1817
• Indian agent, 1818
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana, January 28, 1817; no Senate vote

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