William Bristol
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William Bristol | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office May 22, 1826 – March 7, 1836 | |
| Appointed by | John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | Pierpont Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Andrew T. Judson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Bristol June 2, 1779 Hamden, Connecticut |
| Died | March 7, 1836 (aged 56) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Education | Yale University read law |
William Bristol (June 2, 1779 – March 7, 1836) was a Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education and career
[edit]Born on June 2, 1779, in Hamden, Connecticut,[1] Bristol graduated from Yale University in 1798 and read law in 1800,[1] with David Daggett.[citation needed] He entered private practice in New Haven starting in 1800.[1] He was United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut starting in 1812.[1] He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1817.[1] He was a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1818 to 1819.[1] He was an alderman for New Haven in 1818, 1821, and 1826.[1] He was a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court and justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors (now the Connecticut Supreme Court) from 1819 to 1826.[1] He was the mayor of New Haven in 1827.[1]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Bristol was nominated by President John Quincy Adams on May 15, 1826, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge Pierpont Edwards.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1826, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on March 7, 1836, due to his death in New Haven.[1] He was interred in Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.[citation needed]
Family
[edit]Bristol married Sarah Edwards of New Haven in New Haven, on January 6, 1805.[citation needed] Sarah died on December 24, 1866, aged 86 years.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l William Bristol at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
[edit]- William Bristol at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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- 1779 births
- 1836 deaths
- Mayors of New Haven, Connecticut
- Connecticut city council members
- Connecticut state senators
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- United States Attorneys for the District of Connecticut
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States federal judges appointed by John Quincy Adams
- 19th-century American judges
- Burials at Grove Street Cemetery
- Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Council of Assistants (1662–1818)
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
- Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court