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Robert Troup
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New York · 1796
Robert Troup , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New York. Robert Troup (1757 – January 14, 1832) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New York. He participated in the Battles of Saratoga and was present at the surrender of British General John Burgoyne.
Education
- Read law
- King's College (now Columbia University)1774
Career
Continental Army lieutenant colonel, 1776-1780; Secretary, Board of War, 1778; Secretary, Board of Treasury, 1779-1780; Private practice, Albany, New York, 1782-1783; Private practice, New York City, 1784-1796, 1798-1804; State assemblyman, New York, 1786; Clerk of court, U.S. District Court, District of New York, 1789-1796; Agent for Sir William Pulteney's estates in western New York, 1801-1832
Biography
Robert Troup (1757 – January 14, 1832) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New York. He participated in the Battles of Saratoga and was present at the surrender of British General John Burgoyne.
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