J. Russell Bullock

Jonathan Russell Bullock (September 6, 1815 May 7, 1899) was a Rhode Island politician and a United States federal judge.[1]

Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, Bullock was graduated from Brown University in 1834 and read law to enter the bar in 1836. He was in private practice in Alton, Illinois from 1836 to 1843, and served as on the Alton Common Council. He was in private practice in Bristol from 1843 to 1849, serving as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1844 to 1846. He was the attorney general of Rhode Island in 1849. He was a collector of customs in Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island from 1849 to 1853, then served in the Rhode Island Senate in 1859 before becoming lieutenant governor of the state in 1860 under Governor William Sprague IV. After briefly serving as a special commissioner to adjust accounts between Rhode Island and the Government of the United States, he served as a judge on the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1862 to 1864.[2]

On February 9, 1865, Bullock was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated by John Pitman. Bullock was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 11, 1865, and received his commission the same day. Bullock served in that capacity until his resignation, on September 15, 1869.

He died in Bristol, Rhode Island.

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  2. 'Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society,' volumes 7 and 8, The Society: 1899, Biographical Sketch of Jonathan Ruseell Bullock, pg. 47-49

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Political offices
Preceded by
Isaac Saunderd
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
18601861
Succeeded by
Seth Padelford
Legal offices
Preceded by
John Pitman
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
1865–1869
Succeeded by
John Power Knowles
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