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Powhatan Ellis
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Mississippi · 1832
Powhatan Ellis , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Mississippi. Powhatan Ellis (January 17, 1790 – March 18, 1863) was a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States senator from Mississippi, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi.
Education
- Dickinson CollegeA.B., 1810
- College of William and Mary1814
Career
Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1813-1814, 1815-1816; Prevost Guards of Virginia lieutenant, 1814; Private practice, Natchez, Mississippi, 1816, 1842-; Private practice, Winchester, Mississippi, 1816-1817; Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1817-1818; Judge, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1818-1825; U.S. senator from Mississippi, 1825, 1827-1832; Charge d'affaires to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1836-1836; Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1837-1842; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, -1863
Biography
Powhatan Ellis (January 17, 1790 – March 18, 1863) was a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States senator from Mississippi, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi.
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