John Samuel Sherburne (1757 – August 2, 1830) was a United States representative from New Hampshire and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.

Education and career

Born in 1757, in Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire, British America,[1] Sherburne attended Harvard University, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1776 and read law in 1776.[1] During the American Revolutionary War he served in the Continental Army as a brigade staff major.[1] He entered private practice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire from 1776 to 1789, and from 1797 to 1801.[1] He was United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire from 1789 to 1793, and from 1801 to 1804.[1] He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1790 to c. 1793, and in 1801.[1] He was also the runner-up in both the 1790 at-large election, in which the top 3 won and Sherburne placed 4th,[2] and a 1789 special election for the U.S. House, after previous member-elect Benjamin West declined to serve.[3]

Congressional service

Sherburne was elected as an Anti-Administration candidate from New Hampshire's at-large congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 3rd United States Congress and reelected as a Democratic-Republican to the 4th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1793, to March 3, 1797.[4]

Federal judicial service

Sherburne was nominated by President Thomas Jefferson on March 22, 1804, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire vacated by Judge John Pickering.[5][1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 24, 1804, and received his commission on March 26, 1804.[1] His service terminated on August 2, 1830, due to his death in Portsmouth.[1]

Involvement in impeachment, conviction and removal of Pickering

Pickering was the first federal official to be removed from office through impeachment on March 12, 1804.[6] Sherburne, who as a witness for the prosecution managers had aided the case for Pickering's removal even though the latter was insane and did not knowingly commit "high crimes and misdemeanors" on the bench,[7] himself became insane and was for all intents and purposes removed from the bench in 1826, though he continued to receive his salary until his 1830 death.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i John Samuel Sherburne at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NH At-Large - Special Race - Jun 22, 1789". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. ^ United States Congress. "John S. Sherburne (id: S000339)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  5. ^ Lynn W. Turner, "The Impeachment of John Pickering," The American Historical Review, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Apr. 1949), p. 505.
  6. ^ Lynn W. Turner, "The Impeachment of John Pickering," The American Historical Review, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Apr. 1949), p. 504.
  7. ^ Lynn W. Turner, "The Impeachment of John Pickering," The American Historical Review, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Apr. 1949), p. 501.
  8. ^ Lynn W. Turner, "The Impeachment of John Pickering," The American Historical Review, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Apr. 1949), p. 506.

Sources

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States Representative from New Hampshire's at-large congressional district
1793–1797 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
1804–1830 		Succeeded by
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._Sherburne
No tags for this post.