Richard P. Marvin
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Richard Pratt Marvin was an American lawyer and politician from New York
.
, in 1809. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1829, and commenced practice in Jamestown, New York
.
He was a member from Chautauqua County of the New York State Assembly
in 1836.
Marvin was elected as a Whig
to the 25th
and 26th United States Congress
es, and served from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1841). He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (26th Congress).
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court
(8th District) from 1847 to 1871, and was ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals
in 1855 and 1863. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in Jamestown.
He was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Jamestown.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
His family removed to Dryden, New YorkDryden, New York
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, in 1809. He studied law, was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1829, and commenced practice in Jamestown, New York
Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. The population was 31,146 at the 2010 census.The City of Jamestown is adjacent to Town of Ellicott and is at the southern tip of Chautauqua Lake...
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He was a member from Chautauqua County of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1836.
Marvin was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the 25th
25th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
and 26th United States Congress
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
es, and served from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1841). He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (26th Congress).
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
(8th District) from 1847 to 1871, and was ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
in 1855 and 1863. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in Jamestown.
He was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Jamestown.
Source
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 217, 291 and 352; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/elecbook/thereshallbe/pg91.htm Court of Appeals judges