Richard Bassett

Judge Richard Bassett

Personal

Birthday:

4/2/1745

Birthplace:

Cecil County, MD

Date of Death:

9/15/1815

Place of Death:

Cecil County, MD

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Member, Council of Safety, Dover, Delaware, 1776-1786
Delaware State Militia company captain, Dover Light Horse Regiment, 1777-1781
Member, Delaware Legislative Council, 1782
State representative, Delaware, 1786
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1787-1789
U.S. senator from Delaware, 1789-1793
Chief justice, Delaware Court of Common Pleas, 1793-1799
Governor, Delaware, 1799-1801
Planter, Cecil County, Maryland, 1802-1815

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Circuit Court for the Third Circuit

President Nominating:

John Adams

Party Affiliation of President:

Federalist

Commission Date:

02/20/1801

Termination Date:

07/01/1802

Termination Reason:

Abolition of Court