Robert Troup

Robert Troup

Biography of Robert Troup

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Troup
  • First Name: Robert
  • Date of Birth: , , 1757
  • Place of Birth (POB): Elizabethtown , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
  • Date of Death: January , 14 , 1832
  • Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Troup Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States District Court, District of New York
  • Court Type: United States District Court
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: George Washington
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/09/1796
  • Seat vacated by: Laurance , John
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/10/1796
  • Commission Date: 12/10/1796
  • Date of Termination: 04/04/1798
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Robert Troup in the Law School

  • Name of School: King's College (now Columbia University)
  • Law Degree Year: 1774

Second Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): Read law

Robert Troup Career Path

Employment:

  • Continental Army lieutenant colonel, 1776-1780
  • Secretary, Board of War, 1778
  • Secretary, Board of Treasury, 1779-1780
  • Private practice, Albany, New York, 1782-1783
  • Private practice, New York City, 1784-1796, 1798-1804
  • State assemblyman, New York, 1786
  • Clerk of court, U.S. District Court, District of New York, 1789-1796
  • Agent for Sir William Pulteney's estates in western New York, 1801-1832

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