Powhatan Ellis
Powhatan Ellis (January 17, 1790 – March 18, 1863) was a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, United States senator from Mississippi, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi.
Powhatan Ellis | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi | |
| In office July 14, 1832 – January 5, 1836 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Peter Randolph |
| Succeeded by | George Adams |
| United States Senator from Mississippi | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – July 16, 1832 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Buck Reed |
| Succeeded by | John Black |
| In office September 28, 1825 – January 28, 1826 | |
| Appointed by | Walter Leake |
| Preceded by | David Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Buck Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Powhatan Ellis January 17, 1790 Amherst County, Virginia |
| Died | March 18, 1863 (aged 73) Richmond, Virginia |
| Resting place | Shockoe Hill Cemetery Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Education | Washington and Lee University Dickinson College (A.B.) College of William & Mary |
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