David Howell

Biography of David Howell

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Howell
• First Name: David
• Date of Birth: January , 1 , 1747
• Place of Birth (POB): Morristown , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Date of Death: July , 30 , 1824
• Place of Death (POD): Providence , Rhode Island (US-RI, RI, 44, R.I., R. Isl)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

David Howell Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Rhode Island
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: James Madison ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/12/1812
• Seat vacated by: Barnes , David L.
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/16/1812
• Commission Date: 11/17/1812
• Date of Termination: 07/30/1824
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

David Howell in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Law Degree Year: 1766

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Rhode Island College (now Brown University)
• Degree: Master of Arts (A.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1769

David Howell Career Path

Employment:

• Professor, Brown University, 1766-1824
• Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1768-1779, 1781-1782
• Justice of the peace, Providence, Rhode Island, 1779
• Justice, Rhode Island Court of Common Pleas, Providence County, 1780
• Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1785
• Associate justice, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1786-1787
• Attorney general, State of Rhode Island, 1789
• Boundary commissioner, New York City, 1794

Resources

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