Jeremiah Smith

Biography of Jeremiah Smith

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Smith
• First Name: Jeremiah
• Date of Birth: November , 29 , 1759
• Place of Birth (POB): Peterborough , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
• Date of Death: September , 21 , 1842
• Place of Death (POD): Dover , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Jeremiah Smith Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1801)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John Adams ( Federalist )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/18/1801
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 2 Stat. 89
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/20/1801
• Commission Date: 02/20/1801
• Date of Termination: 07/01/1802
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Abolition of Court

Jeremiah Smith in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard University

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Queens College (now Rutgers University)
• Law Degree Year: 1780

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1786

Jeremiah Smith Career Path

Employment:

• Continental Army
• Private practice, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1786-1796
• State representative, New Hampshire, 1798-1791
• U.S. representative from New Hampshire, 1791-1797
• U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire, 1797-1800
• Judge, Rockingham County [New Hampshire] Probate Court, 1800-1801
• Chief justice, Superior Court of Judicature of New Hampshire, 1802-1809, 1813-1816
• Governor, New Hampshire, 1809-1810
• Private practice, New Hampshire, 1810-1813, 1816-1820

Resources

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