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John Davis

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1801

John Davis , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. John Davis (January 25, 1761 – January 14, 1847) was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution, Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Education

  • Harvard College1781
  • Read law1786

Career

Delegate, Massachusetts convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1788; State representative, Massachusetts; State senator, Massachusetts, 1795; Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1795-1796; U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1796-1801

Biography

John Davis (January 25, 1761 – January 14, 1847) was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution, Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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