Benjamin Tappan

Judge Benjamin Tappan

Personal

Birthday:

5/25/1773

Birthplace:

Northampton, MA

Date of Death:

4/12/1857

Place of Death:

Steubenville, OH

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Ravena, Ohio, 1799-1803, 1804-1809
State senator, Ohio, 1803-1804
Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1809-1812, 1814-1816, 1823-1838, 1845-1857
U.S. Army major, 1812-1814
Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, 1816-1823
U.S. senator from Ohio, 1839-1845

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio, January 20, 1834; rejected by Senate, May 29, 1834

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1799

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Ohio

President Nominating:

Andrew Jackson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Termination Date:

06/30/1834

Termination Reason:

Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed