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William Stephens

William Stephens

Born 1752 in Bewlie, GA

Died 1819 in Savannah, GA

FJC ID: 2286

William Stephens (January 17, 1752 – August 6, 1819) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Georgia Commons House of Assembly
    Clerk · 1775–present
  2. Supreme Court of Georgia
    Chief justice · 1780–present
  3. Savannah, Georgia
    President · 1787–present
  4. Savannah, Georgia
    Mayor · 1793–1795
  5. Province of Georgia, -
    Attorney general · 1776
  6. Revolutionary War
    Continental Army second lieutenant
  7. Chatham County [Georgia] Militia colonel
  8. Superior Court of Georgia
    Judge

Appointments

  1. U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia
    1802–1818 · Appointed by Thomas Jefferson (Jeffersonian Republican)
    Term ended: Resignation
  2. District Court, D. Georgia
    1802–1818
    Term ended: resign