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Henry Marchant
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1790
Henry Marchant , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Henry Marchant (April 9, 1741 – August 30, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States, an attorney general of Rhode Island, a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Rhode Island, a signer of the Articles of Confederation, and the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Education
- College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)A.M., 1762
- Read law1767
Career
Private practice, Newport, Rhode Island, 1767-1777; Attorney general, State of Rhode Island, 1771-1777; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1777-1779; Private practice/farmer, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1780-1784; State representative, Rhode Island, 1784-1790
Biography
Henry Marchant (April 9, 1741 – August 30, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States, an attorney general of Rhode Island, a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Rhode Island, a signer of the Articles of Confederation, and the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
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