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Powhatan Ellis
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U.S. District Court for the District of Mississippi
Powhatan Ellis (1790-1863) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi.
He was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on July 13, 1832. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 14, 1832, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 5, 1836.
Education
- Dickinson College, A.B., 1810
- College of William and Mary, 1814
Professional career
- Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1813-1814
- Lieutenant, Prevost Guards of Virginia, 1814
- Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1815-1816
- Private practice, Natchez, Mississippi, 1816
- Private practice, Winchester, Mississippi, 1816-1817
- Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1817-1818
- Judge, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1818-1825
- U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1825, 1827-1832
- U.S. Charge D'Affaires to Mexico, Mexico City, 1836-1836
- U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico, 1837-1842
- Private practice, Natchez, Mississippi, 1842-
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, -1863
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Short biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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