Lowell, John, 1743-1802

found: DAB(Lowell, John; grad. Harvard, 1760; member Continental Congress; Chief Judge of the First Circuit U.S. Court; b. 6/17/1743; d. 5/6/1802)

found: Who was who in America:Historical volume, 1607-1896, page 393 (Lowell, John; Continental congressman, jurist; born Newburyport, Massachusetts, June 17, 1743; died Roxbury, Massachusetts, May 6, 1802; graduated from Harvard, 1760; admitted to bar, 1776, Massachusetts; delegate to Essex County Convention, 1776; representative from Newburyport in Massachusetts Provincial Assembly, 1771, 1772, 1774, 1776; representative from Boston to Massachusetts General Court, 1778; delegate to Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1779-1780; member, Continental Congress, 1781-1783; judge to hear appeals in admiralty cases, 1782; judge, U.S. district court, Massachusetts, 1789; chief judge, 1st Circuit, 1801)

found: Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed December 26, 2024(Lowell, John; born June 17, 1743, in Newburyport, Massachusetts; died May 6, 1802, in Roxbury, Massachusetts; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1789; service terminated on February 20, 1801, due to appointment to another judicial position; Chief judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit; confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1801; service terminated on May 6, 1802, due to death; Harvard College, 1760; read law, 1763; private practice, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1763-1771, 1773, 1775; Selectman, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1771-1772, 1774, 1776; Massachusetts militia major, 1776; private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1777-1778, 1779-1781; State representative, Massachusetts, 1778, 1780-1782; Delegate, Massachusetts constitutional convention, 1780; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1783; Judge, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1783-; Member, commission on the boundary between Massachusetts and New York, 1784; State senator, Massachusetts, 1784-1785) - https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/lowell-john-0