John Sullivan

Judge John Sullivan

Personal

Birthday:

2/17/1740

Birthplace:

Somersworth, NH

Date of Death:

1/23/1795

Place of Death:

Durham, NH

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Durham, New Hampshire, 1760-1789
Continental Army major general, 1772-1779
Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774, 1775, 1780-1781
Attorney general, State of New Hampshire, 1782-1786
State representative, New Hampshire; speaker, 1785, 1788
President (governor), New Hampshire, 1786-1787, 1789
Chairman, New Hampshire convention to ratify U.S. Constitution, 1788

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1760

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Hampshire

Court Name:

New Hampshire District Court

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

09/26/1789

Termination Date:

01/23/1795

Termination Reason:

Death