Richard Bassett
Personal
Birthday:
4/2/1745
Birthplace:
Cecil County, MD
Date of Death:
9/15/1815
Place of Death:
Cecil County, MD
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Member, Council of Safety, Dover, Delaware, 1776-1786
Delaware State Militia company captain, Dover Light Horse Regiment, 1777-1781
Member, Delaware Legislative Council, 1782
State representative, Delaware, 1786
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1787-1789
U.S. senator from Delaware, 1789-1793
Chief justice, Delaware Court of Common Pleas, 1793-1799
Governor, Delaware, 1799-1801
Planter, Cecil County, Maryland, 1802-1815
Education
Name of School:
Read law Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Court for the Third 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