Benjamin Tappan
Benjamin Tappan | |
|---|---|
United States District Court for the District of Ohio | |
| In office October 12, 1833 – June 30, 1834 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John Wilson Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey H. Leavitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1773 John Wright (brother-in-law) |
Benjamin Tappan (May 25, 1773 – April 20, 1857) was a
Education and career
Born on May 25, 1773, in
Federal judicial service
Tappan received a
Congressional service
Tappan was elected as a Democrat from Ohio to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1845.[2] He was Chairman of the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses for the 27th and 28th United States Congresses and Chairman of the Committee on the Library for the 27th United States Congress.[4][2] He was censured by the Senate in 1844 for breach of confidence for passing copies of a proposed treaty with Texas to the press.[2]
Later career and death
Following his departure from Congress, Tappan resumed private practice in Steubenville from 1845 to 1857.[1] He died on April 12, 1857, in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.[1] He was interred in Union Cemetery in Steubenville.[2]
Settler and city founder
Tappan was an early settler of the Connecticut Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio and was one of the first settlers in Portage County and the founder of the city of Ravenna.[5]
Family
Tappan was the second child and oldest son of Benjamin Tappan and Sarah (Homes) Tappan, who was a grandniece of
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Benjamin Tappan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d e f g United States Congress. "Benjamin Tappan (id: T000039)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Flower, Frank Abial (1905). Edwin McMasters Stanton: the autocrat of rebellion, emancipation, and reconstruction. New York: Western W. Wilson. p. 36.
- ^ "TAPPAN, Benjamin - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ^ Chicago, Illinois: Warner, Beers, and Company. pp. 521–522.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Benjamin Tappan (id: T000039)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Benjamin Tappan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Daniel Langdon Tappan. Tappan-Toppan Genealogy, Arlington, Massachusetts, 1915, pp. 24–25.
- Brown, R. C. and Norris, J. E. History of Portage County Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, 1885, 1972 rev., pp. 521–522.
External links
- "Benjamin Tappan". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
| Class 1 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
