Benjamin Parke

1777–1835 · NJ

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of IndianaJudgeJames Monroe (Jeffersonian Republican)Mar 6, 1817Death, Jul 12, 1835

Education

  • Read law, 1800

Professional Career

Private practice, Vincennes, Indiana Territory, 1801-1804; Attorney general, Indiana Territory, 1804-1808; Territorial representative, Indiana Territory, 1805; Delegate to U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana Territory, 1805-1808; Staff member, Gov. William Henry Harrison, Indiana Territory, 1808; U.S. Army, 1811; President judge, Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1816-1817; Indian agent, 1818

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Supreme Court of Indiana Territory, 1808-1816

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