The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-21
DISTRICTJUDGES
Those Who Served in R. |.
Federal Judiciary.
In 106 Years There Have
Been Only 9 9On Bench.
For the Same Period There Were
1S u. S. District Attorneys.

Since Rhode Islano adopted the consti-
a district in the federal judiciary system
in l79J the terms Of the several district
judges have varied, in point of time,
from four to al years.
In 1O6 years there have been but nine
district judges here. The eight preoc-
cessors OF the late Judge George VI. Car
penter, together with terms of service
were as follows: Judge HepIy Mar
chant. appointed by President George
Washington, from 1890 to 1896; Judge
Benjamin Bourne, appointed by Wash
ington, from 1896 to 1901; Judge David
Leonard Barnes. appointed by John
Adams, from 1901 to 1873; Judge David
Howell, appointed by James Madison,
from 1913 to 1924; Judge John Pitman,
appointed by James Monroe, from 1924
to 1865; Judge j. Russell Bullock, sr-
pointed by Andrew Johnson, from 1865
to 1863; Judge John p. Knowles, ap-
pointed by Ulysses S. Grant. from 1869,
10 1891; Judge lie Baron B. Colt, ap-
pointed by Rutherford b. Hayes from
1881 to 1885; Judge George NJ. Carpenter.
appointed by Chester A.Arthur from 1885
to 1896.
Judge Marchant frequent ly served on
the circuit with Chief Justice John Jay
of the Supreme Court.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
In the same period OF l06 years Rhode
Island has had Is United States district
attorneys. The first one was William
Charming, the father OF the great
liberal, William Ellery Claiming of New
port. He served from 1890 10 1894. His
successors were: Ray Greene, from 1894
to 1897; Davio Leonard Barnes, 1897 to
1901; Tristan Burgess, from June, 1901,
to August, 1901; David Howell, 1901 to
1872 Asher Robbins, 1913 to 1921; John
Pitmau. 1921 to 1924; Richard w.
Greene, 1926 to 1916; James M. Clarke,
1S49 to 1858; George II. Browne, 1853
to 1861; wingate Hayes, 1851 to 1866;
James Ii. Parsons was appointed In Oc-
tober, 1866, but was not confirmed by
the United States Senate; Winaate Hayes,
reappoInted and served until 1871; John
A. Gardiner, 1877 30 1877; Nathan +.
Dixon, Sr., 1877 to 1856; David s. Baker,
Jr., 1855 to 1889; Rsthbone Gardner, 1859
to 1898; Charles Il. German, 1898.
UNITED STATES MARsHALs.
The succession OF United States mar
shals for this district has been as follows: !:
William Peck, 1870 to 1913; Ebenezer
Knight Dexter, 1918 to 1929; Burrin G.
ton Anthony, 1924 to 1871; Sylvester
Hartshorn, 1871 to lS45; burlington An
thony, 1Si5 to lsi9: George w. jackson,
Is49 to 1853; Francis c. Gardiner, 1853 to
1861; Albert Sanford. 1861 10 1854; Robert
Sherman, 1864 to 1871; James ii. Cogges-
hall, 1871 to 1887; ). l.. Blaisdell
1867 to 1892; John l.. Keudrick, 1892 to
1896; James $. McCabe, 1926.
CLERKS OF COURT.
From the establishment OF the district
the incumben,s> served In the dual
capacity as clerk Of the district aud OF
the circuit courts, until 1883 when the
late Henry Pitmsn resigned from the
district .court, but retsined his position
In the circuit until hi, death in April
1894, when clerk William y. Cross, who
had succeeded him in 1855 was appointed
to the circuii olerkship and again COM
bined the Offices.
The clerks have been Edmund r.
Ellery from 1890 to 1913; Nehemiah II.
knight, 1913 to 1917; Thomas Rivers,
pro tompore, 1917 to 1918; Benjamin
Cowell, 1918 to 1885; John T. Pitman.
1895 to 1861; Henry Pitman, 1854 TO 1ssS;
and william L. Cross, 1883.
IL will be seen from the above statistics
that three men I'm he list OF distrloI at
torneys were atterward promoted to the
bench. They were David Leonard Barnes,
David Howell and John Pitman.
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