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Benjamin Tappan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio

Benjamin Tappan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio. Benjamin Tappan (May 25, 1773 – April 20, 1857) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and a United States senator from Ohio.

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Career

Private practice, Ravena, Ohio, 1799-1803, 1804-1809; State senator, Ohio, 1803-1804; Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1809-1812, 1814-1816, 1823-1838, 1845-1857; U.S. Army major, 1812-1814; Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Fifth Judicial District, 1816-1823; U.S. senator from Ohio, 1839-1845

Biography

Benjamin Tappan (May 25, 1773 – April 20, 1857) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and a United States senator from Ohio.

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Capitol Receipts, “Benjamin Tappan : Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j2712/benjamin-tappan (accessed 2026-10-13).