Benjamin Parke
Personal
Birthday:
9/2/1777
Birthplace:
NJ
Date of Death:
7/12/1835
Place of Death:
Salem, IN
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Vincennes, Indiana Territory, 1801-1804
Attorney general, Indiana Territory, 1804-1808
Territorial representative, Indiana Territory, 1805
Delegate to U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana Territory, 1805-1808
Staff member, Gov. William Henry Harrison, Indiana Territory, 1808
Judge, Supreme Court of Indiana Territory, 1808-1816
U.S. Army, 1811
President judge, Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1816-1817
Indian agent, 1818
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana, January 28, 1817; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
ca. 1800 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Indiana
President Nominating:
James Monroe
Party Affiliation of President:
Jeffersonian Republican
Commission Date:
03/06/1817
Termination Date:
07/12/1835
Termination Reason:
Death