John Sullivan
Personal
Birthday:
2/17/1740
Birthplace:
Somersworth, NH
Date of Death:
1/23/1795
Place of Death:
Durham, NH
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Durham, New Hampshire, 1760-1789
Continental Army major general, 1772-1779
Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774, 1775, 1780-1781
Attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1782-1786
State representative, New Hampshire; speaker, 1785, 1788
President (governor), New Hampshire, 1786-1787, 1789
Chairman, New Hampshire convention to ratify U.S. Constitution, 1788
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1760 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
Court Name:
New Hampshire District Court
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
09/26/1789
Termination Date:
01/23/1795
Termination Reason:
Death