Oliver Wolcott
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Oliver Wolcott (1760-1833) was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit. He was nominated by President John Adams on February 18, 1801. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1801, and received commission that same day. He served until the court was abolished on July 1, 1802.
Professional career
- Continental Army, 1777-1779
- Clerk, Office of the Committee on Pay Table, Connecticut, 1781-1782
- Commissioner, Connecticut Commission on Pay Table, 1782-1784
- Commissioner to settle claims of Connecticut against the US, 1784
- Connecticut comptroller of public accounts, 1788-1789
- Auditor, Federal Treasury, 1789-1791
- Comptroller of the Treasury, 1791-1795
- Commission Merchant, New York City, 1793-1815
- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800
- Farmer, 1815-1816
- State Governor, Connecticut, 1817-1827
- Defeated for re-election as Governor of Connecticut, 1827
Education
- Yale College, 1778
- Read law, 1781
External links
- Biography of Oliver Wolcott (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Oliver Wolcott. Biography from "ColonialHall.com"
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Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit 1801–1802 |
Succeeded by: NA - court abolished
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1801 | Basset • Benson • Bourne • Clay • Cranch • Davis • Griffith • Hitchcock • Key • Lowell • Magill • James Markham Marshall • John Marshall • McClung • Paine • Smith • Taylor • Tilghman • Wolcott |