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
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