Benjamin Parke

Judge Benjamin Parke

Personal

Birthday:

9/2/1777

Birthplace:

NJ

Date of Death:

7/12/1835

Place of Death:

Salem, IN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Vincennes, Indiana Territory, 1801-1804
Attorney general, Indiana Territory, 1804-1808
Territorial representative, Indiana Territory, 1805
Delegate to U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana Territory, 1805-1808
Staff member, Gov. William Henry Harrison, Indiana Territory, 1808
Judge, Supreme Court of Indiana Territory, 1808-1816
U.S. Army, 1811
President judge, Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1816-1817
Indian agent, 1818

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana, January 28, 1817; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

ca. 1800

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Indiana

President Nominating:

James Monroe

Party Affiliation of President:

Jeffersonian Republican

Commission Date:

03/06/1817

Termination Date:

07/12/1835

Termination Reason:

Death