Samuel Rossiter Betts

Biography of Samuel Rossiter Betts

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Betts
• First Name: Samuel
• Middle Name: Rossiter
• Date of Birth: June , 8 , 1786
• Place of Birth (POB): Richmond , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Date of Death: November , 3 , 1868
• Place of Death (POD): New Haven , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Samuel Rossiter Betts Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John Quincy Adams ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/19/1826
• Seat vacated by: Van Ness , William P.
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/21/1826
• Commission Date: 12/21/1826
• Date of Termination: 04/30/1867
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Samuel Rossiter Betts in the Law School

• Name of School: Williams College
• Law Degree Year: 1806

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1807

Samuel Rossiter Betts Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Monticello, New York, 1809-1812
• U.S. Army, 1812-1814
• Division judge advocate, General Court Martial, New York State Detached Militia, 1814-
• U.S. representative from New York, 1815-1817
• Private practice, Newburgh, New York, 1817-1823
• District attorney, Orange County, New York, 1821-1823
• Judge, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, Circuit Court Branch, 1823-1826

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