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John Davis

John Davis

Massachusetts District Court

Born 1761 in Plymouth, MA

Died 1847 in Boston, MA

FJC ID: 576

John Davis (January 25, 1761 – January 14, 1847) was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution, Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts
    1796–1801
  2. U.S. Department of the Treasury
    U.S. Department of the Treasury
    Comptroller · 1795–1796
  3. Massachusetts
    State senator · 1795
  4. Massachusetts convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution
    Delegate · 1788
  5. Massachusetts
    State representative

Appointments

  1. Massachusetts District Court
    1801–1841 · Appointed by John Adams (Federalist)
    Term ended: Resignation
  2. Massachusetts District Court
    1801–1841
    Term ended: resign

Education

  1. Read law
    1786
  2. Harvard College
    1781