Benjamin Tappan
Personal
Birthday:
5/25/1773
Birthplace:
Northampton, MA
Date of Death:
4/12/1857
Place of Death:
Steubenville, OH
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Ravena, Ohio, 1799-1803, 1804-1809
State senator, Ohio, 1803-1804
Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1809-1812, 1814-1816, 1823-1838, 1845-1857
U.S. Army major, 1812-1814
Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, 1816-1823
U.S. senator from Ohio, 1839-1845
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio, January 20, 1834; rejected by Senate, May 29, 1834
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1799 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Ohio
President Nominating:
Andrew Jackson
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Termination Date:
06/30/1834
Termination Reason:
Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed