Richard Peters
Personal
Birthday:
6/22/1744
Birthplace:
Belmont, Philadelphia, PA
Date of Death:
8/22/1828
Place of Death:
(Belmont), Philadelphia, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1763-1771, 1783-1787
Continental Army, 1771
Register of admiralty, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1771-1776
Secretary and member, Continental Board of War, 1776-1781
Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1783
State representative, Pennsylvania, 1787-1790
State senator, Pennsylvania, 1791-1792
Education
Name of School:
College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)
Degree Year:
1761
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1763 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Pennsylvania
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
01/12/1792
Termination Date:
04/20/1818
Termination Reason:
Reassignment
Court Name - Second:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Court Name - Second:
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Commission Date - Second:
04/20/1818
Termination Date - Second:
08/22/1828
Termination Reason - Second:
Death