Powhatan Ellis
Personal
Birthday:
1/17/1790
Birthplace:
Amherst County, VA
Date of Death:
3/18/1863
Place of Death:
Richmond, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1813-1814, 1815-1816
Prevost Guards of Virginia lieutenant, 1814
Private practice, Natchez, Mississippi, 1816, 1842-
Private practice, Winchester, Mississippi, 1816-1817
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1817-1818
Judge, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1818-1825
U.S. senator from Mississippi, 1825, 1827-1832
Charge d`affaires to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1836-1836
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1837-1842
Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, -1863
Education
Name of School:
Dickinson College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1810
Name of School - Second:
College of William and Mary
Degree Year - Second:
1814 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Mississippi
President Nominating:
Andrew Jackson
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
07/14/1832
Termination Date:
01/05/1836
Termination Reason:
Resignation