Powhatan Ellis

Judge Powhatan Ellis

Personal

Birthday:

1/17/1790

Birthplace:

Amherst County, VA

Date of Death:

3/18/1863

Place of Death:

Richmond, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1813-1814, 1815-1816
Prevost Guards of Virginia lieutenant, 1814
Private practice, Natchez, Mississippi, 1816, 1842-
Private practice, Winchester, Mississippi, 1816-1817
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1817-1818
Judge, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1818-1825
U.S. senator from Mississippi, 1825, 1827-1832
Charge d`affaires to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1836-1836
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Mexico, U.S. Department of State, 1837-1842
Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, -1863

Education

Name of School:

Dickinson College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1810

Name of School - Second:

College of William and Mary

Degree Year - Second:

1814

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Mississippi

President Nominating:

Andrew Jackson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

07/14/1832

Termination Date:

01/05/1836

Termination Reason:

Resignation