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Egbert Benson
Former judge · U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit
Egbert Benson served on the U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit. Appointed by John Adams and confirmed Feb 20, 1801.
- Appointed by
- John Adams
- Confirmed
- Feb 20, 1801
- Born
- 1746
Appointments
- Chief Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the Second CircuitJohn Adams · Feb 20, 1801 – Jul 1, 1802
Education
- King's College (now Columbia University)1765
- Read law1769
Career
Private practice, Red Hook, New York, 1772-1776; Representative, New York Provincial Congress, 1776; State assemblyman, New York, 1777-1781; Attorney general, State of New York, 1777-1789; Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. representative from New York, 1789-1793, 1813-1815; Associate justice, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, 1794-1801; Private practice, New York City, 1802-1813, 1815-1833
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