Oliver Wolcott
Personal
Birthday:
1/11/1760
Birthplace:
Litchfield, CT
Date of Death:
6/1/1833
Place of Death:
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Continental Army, 1777-1779
Clerk, Connecticut Committee on Pay-Table, 1781-1782
Member, Connecticut Committee on Pay-Table, 1782-1784
Commissioner to settle claims of Connecticut against the United States, 1784-1788
Comptroller of public accounts, State of Connecticut, 1788-1789
Auditor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1789-1791
Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1791-1795
Commission merchant, New York City, 1793-1815
Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800
Farmer, 1815-1816
Governor, Connecticut, 1817-1827
Candidate for governor, Connecticut, 1827
Education
Name of School:
Yale College
Degree Year:
1778
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1781 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit
President Nominating:
John Adams
Party Affiliation of President:
Federalist
Commission Date:
02/20/1801
Termination Date:
07/01/1802
Termination Reason:
Abolition of Court