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'''William Rossell''' (October 25, 1760 – June 20, 1840) was a [[United States federal judge]].
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'''William Rossell''' (October 25, 1760 – June 20, 1840) was a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]].
Rossell was born in [[Mount Holly, New Jersey]]. Continental Army Sergeant. Farmer, Mount Holly, New Jersey, c.1783-1801. He was a Justice of the peace, Burlington County, New Jersey from 1795 to 1796. He was a Judge of common pleas, Burlington County, New Jersey from 1796 to the present. Farmer / millwright, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1801-. He was a Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court from 1804 to 1826.


==Education and career==
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Rossell was a federal judge to the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]. Rossell received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[John Quincy Adams]] on November 10, 1826, to a seat vacated by [[William Pennington]]. nominated on December 13, 1826; He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on December 19, 1826, and received his commission the same day. Rossell<!-- -->'s service was terminated on June 20, 1840, due to death.


Born in [[Mount Holly, New Jersey|Mount Holly]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], [[Province of New Jersey]], [[British America]], Rossell was a Sergeant in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], and thereafter was a farmer in Mount Holly, [[New Jersey]]. He was a [[Justice of the Peace]] in Burlington County from 1795 to 1796, and a Judge of the Burlington County Court of Common Pleas beginning in 1796. In 1801, he returned to farming and working as a millwright in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]], New Jersey. He was a justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1804 to 1826.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|2061|nid=1387186|name=William Rossell<!--(1760–1840)-->}}</ref>
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He died in [[Mount Holly, New Jersey]].

==Federal judicial service==

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Rossell received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[John Quincy Adams]] on November 10, 1826, to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]] vacated by Judge [[William Sanford Pennington]]. He was nominated to the same position by President Adams on December 13, 1826. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on December 19, 1826, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 20, 1840, due to his death in Mount Holly.<ref name="auto"/>

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Latest revision as of 16:23, 7 October 2023

For the U.S. Army officer and engineer, see William Trent Rossell.
William Rossell
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
November 10, 1826 – June 20, 1840
Appointed byJohn Quincy Adams
Preceded byWilliam Sanford Pennington
Succeeded byMahlon Dickerson
Personal details
Born
William Rossell

(1760-10-25)October 25, 1760
Mount Holly,
Province of New Jersey,
British America
DiedJune 20, 1840(1840-06-20) (aged 79)
Mount Holly, New Jersey

William Rossell (October 25, 1760 – June 20, 1840) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career[edit]

Born in Mount Holly, Burlington County, Province of New Jersey, British America, Rossell was a Sergeant in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and thereafter was a farmer in Mount Holly, New Jersey. He was a Justice of the Peace in Burlington County from 1795 to 1796, and a Judge of the Burlington County Court of Common Pleas beginning in 1796. In 1801, he returned to farming and working as a millwright in Monmouth, New Jersey. He was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1804 to 1826.[1]

Federal judicial service[edit]

Rossell received a recess appointment from President John Quincy Adams on November 10, 1826, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge William Sanford Pennington. He was nominated to the same position by President Adams on December 13, 1826. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1826, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 20, 1840, due to his death in Mount Holly.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b William Rossell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources[edit]

Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1826–1840 		Succeeded by
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