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William Bristol | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
In office May 22, 1826 – March 7, 1836 | |
Appointed by | John Quincy Adams |
Preceded by | Pierpont Edwards |
Succeeded by | Andrew T. Judson |
Personal details | |
Born | William Bristol June 2, 1779 Hamden, Connecticut |
Died | March 7, 1836 New Haven, Connecticut | (aged 56)
Education |
Yale University read law |
William Bristol (June 2, 1779 – March 7, 1836) was a Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Born on June 2, 1779, in Hamden, Connecticut, [1] Bristol graduated from Yale University in 1798 and read law in 1800, [1] with David Daggett.[ citation needed] He entered private practice in New Haven starting in 1800. [1] He was United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut starting in 1812. [1] He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1817. [1] He was a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1818 to 1819. [1] He was an alderman for New Haven in 1818, 1821, and 1826. [1] He was a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court and justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors (now the Connecticut Supreme Court) from 1819 to 1826. [1] He was the mayor of New Haven in 1827. [1]
Bristol was nominated by President John Quincy Adams on May 15, 1826, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge Pierpont Edwards. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1826, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on March 7, 1836, due to his death in New Haven. [1] He was interred in Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.[ citation needed]
Bristol married Sarah Edwards of New Haven in New Haven, on January 6, 1805.[ citation needed] Sarah died on December 24, 1866, aged 86 years.[ citation needed]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (October 2023) |
William Bristol | |
---|---|
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
In office May 22, 1826 – March 7, 1836 | |
Appointed by | John Quincy Adams |
Preceded by | Pierpont Edwards |
Succeeded by | Andrew T. Judson |
Personal details | |
Born | William Bristol June 2, 1779 Hamden, Connecticut |
Died | March 7, 1836 New Haven, Connecticut | (aged 56)
Education |
Yale University read law |
William Bristol (June 2, 1779 – March 7, 1836) was a Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Born on June 2, 1779, in Hamden, Connecticut, [1] Bristol graduated from Yale University in 1798 and read law in 1800, [1] with David Daggett.[ citation needed] He entered private practice in New Haven starting in 1800. [1] He was United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut starting in 1812. [1] He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1817. [1] He was a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1818 to 1819. [1] He was an alderman for New Haven in 1818, 1821, and 1826. [1] He was a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court and justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors (now the Connecticut Supreme Court) from 1819 to 1826. [1] He was the mayor of New Haven in 1827. [1]
Bristol was nominated by President John Quincy Adams on May 15, 1826, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge Pierpont Edwards. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1826, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on March 7, 1836, due to his death in New Haven. [1] He was interred in Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.[ citation needed]
Bristol married Sarah Edwards of New Haven in New Haven, on January 6, 1805.[ citation needed] Sarah died on December 24, 1866, aged 86 years.[ citation needed]