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John Pickering

John Pickering

New Hampshire District Court

Born 1737 in Newington, NH

Died 1805 in Portsmouth, NH

FJC ID: 1884

John Pickering (September 22, 1737 – April 11, 1805) was President of New Hampshire, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He was the second federal official impeached by the United States House of Representatives and the first person convicted and removed from office in an impeachment trial by the United States Senate.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature
    Chief justice · 1790–1795
  2. New Hampshire constitutional conventions
    Delegate · 1781–1783, 1791–1792
  3. Private practice, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, -
    1783, 1788–1790
  4. -
    State senator and member of Executive Council · 1790
  5. New Hampshire
    President (governor) · 1790
  6. New Hampshire convention to ratify U.S. Constitution
    Member · 1788
  7. New Hampshire
    State representative · 1783–1787
  8. Private practice, Greenland, New Hampshire

Appointments

  1. New Hampshire District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
    1795–1804 · Appointed by George Washington
    Term ended: Impeachment & Conviction

Education

  1. Read law
  2. Harvard College
    1761