Pierpont Edwards

Biography of Pierpont Edwards

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Edwards
• First Name: Pierpont
• Date of Birth: April , 8 , 1750
• Place of Birth (POB): Northampton , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: April , 5 , 1826
• Place of Death (POD): Bridgeport , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Pierpont Edwards Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Connecticut
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Thomas Jefferson ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/21/1806
• Seat vacated by: Law , Richard
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/24/1806
• Commission Date: 02/24/1806
• Date of Termination: 04/05/1826
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Pierpont Edwards in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Law Degree Year: 1768

Pierpont Edwards Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1771- , 1790-1806
• Continental Army, Revolutionary War
• State representative, Connecticut, 1777, 1784-1785, 1787-1790
• Delegate, Continental Congress, 1787-1788

Resources

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