John Sitgreaves
John Sitgreaves
Personal
Birthday:
1757
Birthplace:
England
Date of Death:
3/4/1802
Place of Death:
Halifax, NC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, New Bern, North Carolina
Continental Army lieutenant
Clerk, North Carolina State Senate, 1777-1779
Member, Board of Auditors for Public and Private Accounts, 1779
Commissioner for sale of confiscated properties, New Bern, North Carolina, 1780
Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1784, 1786-1788
Delegate, Continental Congress, 1784-1785
Member, North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. Constitution
U.S. attorney for the District of North Carolina, 1789-1790
Nominated to U.S. Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit, February 21, 1801; confirmed, February 24, 1801; declined appointment
Education
Name of School:
Eton College, England
Name of School - Second:
Read law Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of North Carolina
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
12/20/1790
Termination Date:
06/09/1794
Termination Reason:
Reassignment
Court Name - Second:
U. S. District Courts, Edenton, New Bern & Wilmington Districts of North Carolina
Commission Date - Second:
06/09/1794
Termination Date - Second:
03/03/1797
Termination Reason - Second:
Reassignment
Court Name - Third:
U. S. District Court, District of North Carolina
Commission Date - Third:
03/03/1797
Termination Date - Third:
02/13/1801
Termination Reason - Third:
Reassignment
Court Name - Fourth:
U. S. District Courts, Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina
Commission Date - Fourth:
02/13/1801
Termination Date - Fourth:
03/04/1802
Termination Reason - Fourth:
Death