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John Samuel Sherburne
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
John Samuel Sherburne served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Appointed by Thomas Jefferson and confirmed Mar 24, 1804.
- Appointed by
- Thomas Jefferson
- Confirmed
- Mar 24, 1804
- Born
- 1757
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New HampshireThomas Jefferson · Mar 24, 1804 – Aug 2, 1830
Education
- Harvard University
- Read law1776
- Dartmouth College1776
Career
Private practice, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1776-1789, 1797-1801; Continental Army brigade major of staff; U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire, 1789-1793, 1801-1804; State representative, New Hampshire, 1790-ca. 1793, 1801; U.S. representative from New Hampshire, 1793-1797
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