John Sitgreaves

Biography of John Sitgreaves

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Sitgreaves
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: , , 1757
• Place of Birth (POB): , England
• Date of Death: March , 4 , 1802
• Place of Death (POD): Halifax , North Carolina (US-NC, NC, 37, N.C., N. Car)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Sitgreaves Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of North Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: George Washington (
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/17/1790
• Seat vacated by: Stokes , John
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/20/1790
• Commission Date: 12/20/1790
• Date of Termination: 06/09/1794
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of John Sitgreaves

• Court Name: United States District Courts, Edenton, New Bern & Wilmington Districts of North Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 1 Stat. 395
• Commission Date: 06/09/1794
• Date of Termination: 03/03/1797
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Third Appointment of John Sitgreaves

• Court Name: U. S. District Court, District of North Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 1 Stat. 517
• Commission Date: 03/03/1797

John Sitgreaves in the Law School

• Name of School: Eton College, England

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law

John Sitgreaves Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New Bern, North Carolina
• Continental Army lieutenant
• Clerk, North Carolina State Senate, 1777-1779
• Member, Board of Auditors for Public and Private Accounts, 1779
• Commissioner for sale of confiscated properties, New Bern, North Carolina, 1780
• Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1784, 1786-1788
• Delegate, Continental Congress, 1784-1785
• Member, North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. Constitution
• U.S. attorney for the District of North Carolina, 1789-1790
• Nominated to U.S. Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit, February 21, 1801; confirmed, February 24, 1801; declined appointment

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