Tappan, Benjamin, 1773-1857

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Dates:
Birth 1773-05-25
Death 1857-04-20

Biographical notes:

Jurist, lawyer, and U.S. senator of Ohio.

From the description of Papers of Benjamin Tappan, 1799-1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068238

American Senator, lawyer and anti-slavery leader.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William Cullen Bryant, 1839 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270579143

Jurist and U.S. senator from Ohio.

From the description of Benjamin Tappan papers, 1795-1900 (bulk 1795-1866). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061671

Biographical Note

1773, May 23 Born, Northampton, Mass. circa 1779 1799 Educated in public schools Apprenticed to a copperplate printer and engraver Made a voyage to the West Indies Studied portrait painting briefly under Gilbert Stuart Studied law under Gideon Granger Admitted to the bar at Hartford, Conn. 1799 Became first settler of what is now Portage County, Ohio 1801 Married Nancy Wright (died 1822) Settled in Ravenna, Ohio 1803 1805 Member, Ohio state senate 1809 Moved to Steubenville, Ohio, where he continued to practice law 1812 Aide-de-camp to Major General Elijah Wadsworth during the War of 1812 1816 1823 Presided as judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Common Pleas 1823 Returned to private law practice Married Betsy Ford Frazer (died 1840) circa 1823 Appointed as member, Ohio Canal Commission 1826 1833 Served as federal district judge 1831 Published Cases Decided in the Courts of Common Pleas, in the Fifth Circuit of. . . . Ohio. Steubenville: Printed by J. Wilson (previously printed in parts, 1818-1819) 1832 Democratic presidential elector supporting Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren 1839 1845 Member, U.S. Senate from Ohio 1856 Supported John C. Frémont for president 1857, Apr. 20 Died, Steubenville, Ohio

From the guide to the Benjamin Tappan Papers, 1795-1900, (bulk 1795-1866), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Occupations:

  • Jurists
  • Lawyers
  • Politicians
  • Senators, U.S. Congress

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Ravenna (Ohio) (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Ohio (as recorded)
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