1. Powhatan Ellis 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.
17 Facts About Powhatan Ellis
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Powhatan Ellis was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Lynchburg, Virginia from 1813 to 1814 and from 1815 to 1816.
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Powhatan Ellis was a lieutenant in the Prevost Guards of Virginia in 1814.
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Powhatan Ellis resumed private practice in Natchez, Mississippi Territory in 1816.
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Powhatan Ellis continued private practice in Winchester, Mississippi Territory from 1816 to 1817.
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Powhatan Ellis was a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1817 to 1818 and from 1818 to 1825.
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Powhatan Ellis was appointed as a Jacksonian Democrat to the United States Senate from Mississippi to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Senator David Holmes and served from September 28,1825, to January 28,1826, when a successor was elected and qualified.
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Powhatan Ellis was an unsuccessful candidate for election to fill the vacancy.
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Powhatan Ellis was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4,1827, to July 16,1832, resigning to accept a judicial position.
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Powhatan Ellis was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on July 13,1832, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Peter Randolph.
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Powhatan Ellis was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 14,1832, and received his commission the same day.
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Powhatan Ellis's service terminated on January 5,1836, when he resigned.
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Powhatan Ellis was appointed charge d'affaires to Mexico for the United States Department of State by President Jackson, serving from January 1836 to December 1836 when he closed the legation.
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Powhatan Ellis was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico for the United States Department of State by President Martin Van Buren, serving from February 1839 to April 1842.
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Powhatan Ellis resumed private practice in Natchez starting in 1842 and continued private practice in Richmond, Virginia until 1863.
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Powhatan Ellis was interred in Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond.
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One account in The Green Bag stated that Powhatan Ellis was a descendant of Pocahontas.