Edwards, Pierpont, 1750-1826
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Pierpont Edwards (April 8, 1750 – April 5, 1826) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Born on April 8, 1750, in Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America, Edwards graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1768. He entered private practice in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British America (State of Connecticut, United States from July 4, 1776) starting in 1771. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1777, from 1784 to 1785, and from 1787 to 1790, serving as Speaker during his last two years. He was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (Continental Congress) from 1787 to 1788. He was a member of the Connecticut convention to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788. He resumed private practice in New Haven from 1790 to 1806.
Edwards was nominated by President Thomas Jefferson on February 21, 1806, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge Richard Law. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 24, 1806, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 5, 1826, due to his death in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was interred at Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.
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referencedIn | American Revolutionary War collection, 1775-1786 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | American Revolutionary War collection, 1775-1786 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
referencedIn | Autograph File, E, 1564-1961. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Bristol family papers, 1769-1877 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Bristol family. Bristol family papers, 1769-1877 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
referencedIn | Burr family papers, 1750-1890 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Burr family. Burr family papers, 1750-1890? (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
creatorOf | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. [Letters] / Aaron Burr. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
creatorOf | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Pierpont Edwards, [17]98 May 5. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
creatorOf | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. Letter, 1795. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
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associatedWith | Botsford, Amos, 1744-1812. |
associatedWith | Bristol family |
associatedWith | Burr family. |
sibling-in-law of | Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757. |
auntOrUncleOf | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. |
associatedWith | Chauncey family. |
associatedWith | Connecticut Gore Land Company. |
associatedWith | De Forest family. |
associatedWith | Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 |
associatedWith | Edwards family. |
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Birth 1750-04-08
Death 1826-04-05
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