Troup, Robert

Born 1757 in Elizabethtown, NJ
Died January 14, 1832, in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New York
Nominated by George Washington on December 9, 1796, to a seat vacated by John Laurance. Confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1796, and received commission on December 10, 1796. Service terminated on April 4, 1798, due to resignation.

Education:
Read law
King's College (now Columbia University), 1774

Professional Career:

Continental Army lieutenant colonel, 1776-1780
Secretary, Board of War, 1778
Secretary, Board of Treasury, 1779-1780
Private practice, Albany, New York, 1782-1783
Private practice, New York City, 1784-1796, 1798-1804
State assemblyman, New York, 1786
Clerk of court, U.S. District Court, District of New York, 1789-1796
Agent for Sir William Pulteney's estates in western New York, 1801-1832

Bibliography

Tripp, Wendell Edward, Jr. Robert Troup, A Quest for Security in a Turbulent New Nation, 1775-1832. New York: Arno Press, 1982.

Manuscript Collections

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Robert Troup letters, 1780-1820.
10 items; collection is a part of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

New York Public Library
New York, N.Y.
Robert Troup papers, 1771-1870.
6 linear ft.; finding aid; papers concerning Troup's career as a lawyer and administrator of estates, including correspondence, registers of cases, legal documents, and account books.

Portraits

Troup, Robert; artist unknown; Photograph of painting; n.d.; Portraits (Box 117), Historical Photograph Collection, Columbia University Archives, New York, N.Y. Reference image courtesy of the University Archives, Columbia University in the City of New York. Further reproduction prohibited without permission of the archives.

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