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Richard Peters
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania · 1792–1818
Richard Peters , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge.
Education
- College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)1761
- Read law1763
Career
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
Biography
Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge.
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