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Samuel Rossiter Betts
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1826
Samuel Rossiter Betts , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Samuel Rossiter Betts (June 8, 1786 – November 3, 1868) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education
- Williams College1806
- Read law1807
Career
Private practice, Monticello, New York, 1809-1812; U.S. Army, 1812-1814; Division judge advocate, General Court Martial, New York State Detached Militia, 1814-; U.S. representative from New York, 1815-1817; Private practice, Newburgh, New York, 1817-1823; District attorney, Orange County, New York, 1821-1823; Judge, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, Circuit Court Branch, 1823-1826
Biography
Samuel Rossiter Betts (June 8, 1786 – November 3, 1868) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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