John Sitgreaves

John Sitgreaves

John Sitgreaves (1757– March 4, 1802) was an American lawyer and jurist from New Bern, North Carolina. He was a delegate for North Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1785.

Sitgreaves was appointed by President George Washington as a United States District Court judge for all of North Carolina in 1790, and held that post until his death in 1802.

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000459 Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website]
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2201 Biography at Federal Judicial Center site]


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