Benjamin Tappan

Biography of Benjamin Tappan

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Tappan
• First Name: Benjamin
• Date of Birth: May , 25 , 1773
• Place of Birth (POB): Northampton , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: April , 12 , 1857
• Place of Death (POD): Steubenville , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Benjamin Tappan Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Ohio
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Andrew Jackson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/20/1834
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/12/1833
• Seat vacated by: Campbell , John Wilson
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/21/1834
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/12/1834
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 01/Eleven
• Date of Termination: 06/30/1834
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Benjamin Tappan in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1799

Benjamin Tappan Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Ravena, Ohio, 1799-1803, 1804-1809
• State senator, Ohio, 1803-1804
• Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1809-1812, 1814-1816, 1823-1838, 1845-1857
• U.S. Army major, 1812-1814
• Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, 1816-1823
• U.S. senator from Ohio, 1839-1845
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio, January 20, 1834; rejected by Senate, May 29, 1834

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