Henry Marchant
Personal
Birthday:
4/9/1741
Birthplace:
Martha`s Vineyard, MA
Date of Death:
8/30/1796
Place of Death:
Newport, RI
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Newport, Rhode Island, 1767-1777
Attorney general, State of Rhode Island, 1771-1777
Delegate, Continental Congress, 1777-1779
Private practice/farmer, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1780-1784
State representative, Rhode Island, 1784-1790
Education
Name of School:
College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)
Degree:
A.M.
Degree Year:
1762
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1767 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
Court Name:
Rhode Island District Court
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
07/03/1790
Termination Date:
08/30/1796
Termination Reason:
Death