Benjamin Bourne
Personal
Birthday:
12/9/1755
Birthplace:
Bristol, RI
Date of Death:
9/17/1808
Place of Death:
Bristol, RI
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Deputy, Rhode Island General Assembly, 1780, 1787-1790
Clerk, Rhode Island General Assembly, 1780-1786
Justice of the peace, Providence, Rhode Island, 1785-1790
U.S. representative from Rhode Island, 1790-1796
Private practice, Providence and Bristol, Rhode Island, 1801-1808
Education
Name of School:
Harvard College
Degree Year:
1775
Name of School - Second:
Harvard College
Degree - Second:
M.A.
Degree Year - Second:
1778
Name of School - Third:
Read law Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
Court Name:
Rhode Island District Court
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
12/22/1796
Termination Date:
02/20/1801
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
02/20/1801
Termination Date - Second:
07/01/1802
Termination Reason - Second:
Abolition of Court