Pierpont Edwards
Pierpont Edwards | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
In office February 24, 1806 – April 5, 1826 | |
Appointed by | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | Richard Law |
Succeeded by | William Bristol |
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut | |
In office 1789–1806 | |
President | George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Hezekiah Huntington |
Personal details | |
Born | Pierpont Edwards April 8, 1750 Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
Died | April 5, 1826 Bridgeport, Connecticut | (aged 75)
Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery New Haven, Connecticut |
Spouse(s) | Frances Ogden Edwards |
Children | Henry W. Edwards |
Father | Jonathan Edwards |
Education | Princeton University |
Pierpont Edwards (April 8, 1750 – April 5, 1826) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education and career[]
Born on April 8, 1750, in Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America,[1] Edwards graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1768.[1] He entered private practice in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British America (State of Connecticut, United States from July 4, 1776) starting in 1771.[1] He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.[1] He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1777, from 1784 to 1785, and from 1787 to 1790,[1] serving as Speaker during his last two years.[2] He was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (Continental Congress) from 1787 to 1788.[1] He was a member of the Connecticut convention to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788.[2] He resumed private practice in New Haven from 1790 to 1806.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
Edwards was nominated by President Thomas Jefferson on February 21, 1806, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge Richard Law.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 24, 1806, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on April 5, 1826, due to his death in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[1] He was interred at Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.[2][3]
Other service[]
Edwards was a member of the constitutional convention which framed Connecticut's constitution of 1818.[2]
Honor[]
Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio is named for him.[4]
Family[]
Edwards was the youngest child of theologian Jonathan Edwards.[3] His son, Henry W. Edwards, was Governor of Connecticut and his daughter, Harriett Pierpont Edwards, was married to inventor Eli Whitney. [3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Pierpont Edwards at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d United States Congress. "Pierpont Edwards (id: E000079)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Pierpont Edwards at Find a Grave
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.[permanent dead link]
Sources[]
- Pierpont Edwards at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Pierpont Edwards". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "Pierpont Edwards (id: E000079)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Pierpont Edwards at Find a Grave
- 1750 births
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- 19th-century American judges
- Princeton University alumni
- Politicians from Northampton, Massachusetts
- Lawyers from Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Burials at Grove Street Cemetery
- Continental Army soldiers
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- United States Attorneys for the District of Connecticut
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