David Howell (jurist)
David Howell | |
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David Howell painted by James Sullivan Lincoln | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island | |
| In office November 17, 1812 – July 30, 1824 | |
| Appointed by | James Madison |
| Preceded by | David L. Barnes |
| Succeeded by | John Pitman |
| Attorney General of Rhode Island | |
| In office 1789 | |
| Governor | John Collins |
| Preceded by | Henry Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Berkeley Updike |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Howell January 1, 1747 Morristown, Province of New Jersey, British America |
| Died | July 30, 1824 (aged 77) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island |
| Children | Jeremiah B. Howell |
| Education | Princeton University Brown University (A.M.) |
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David Howell (January 1, 1747 – July 30, 1824) was a Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Rhode Island, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, Attorney General of Rhode Island and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.