William Bristol

Biography of William Bristol

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Bristol
• First Name: William
• Date of Birth: June , 2 , 1779
• Place of Birth (POB): Hamden , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: March , 7 , 1836
• Place of Death (POD): New Haven , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Bristol Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Connecticut
• 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): 05/15/1826
• Seat vacated by: Edwards , Pierpont
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/22/1826
• Commission Date: 05/22/1826
• Date of Termination: 03/07/1836
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Bristol in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Law Degree Year: 1798

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1800

William Bristol Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1800-
• U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1812-
• State representative, Connecticut, 1817
• State senator, Connecticut, 1818-1819
• Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut, 1818, 1821, 1826
• Judge, Connecticut Superior Court and Supreme Court of Errors, 1819-1826
• Mayor, New Haven, Connecticut, 1827

Resources

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