Oliver Wolcott

Biography of Oliver Wolcott

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Wolcott
• First Name: Oliver
• Date of Birth: January , 11 , 1760
• Place of Birth (POB): Litchfield , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: June , 1 , 1833
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Oliver Wolcott Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Court for the Second 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

Oliver Wolcott in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Law Degree Year: 1778

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1781

Oliver Wolcott Career Path

Employment:

• Continental Army, 1777-1779
• Clerk, Connecticut Committee on Pay-Table, 1781-1782
• Member, Connecticut Committee on Pay-Table, 1782-1784
• Commissioner to settle claims of Connecticut against the United States, 1784-1788
• Comptroller of public accounts, State of Connecticut, 1788-1789
• Auditor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1789-1791
• Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1791-1795
• Commission merchant, New York City, 1793-1815
• Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800
• Farmer, 1815-1816
• Governor, Connecticut, 1817-1827
• Candidate for governor, Connecticut, 1827

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