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Amos Stanhope Ellmaker

Gender:
Male
Born:
February 2, 1787
Died:
November 28, 1861
Home Town:
Lancaster County, PA
Later Residences:
Harrisburg, PA
Marriage(s):
Mary Elder Ellmaker (June 13, 1816)
Biographical Notes:
Amos Stanhope Ellmaker was the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Fellenbaum) Ellmaker. After being admitted to the bar, he began a long political career. He died in Lancaster, PA.
Education
Years at LLS:
1806
Other Education:
Graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1805.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office
Admitted To Bar:
Pennsylvania in 1808
Training with Other Lawyers:
He studied in the office of James Hopkins, Esq. of Lancaster, PA prior to attending the Litchfield Law School. Aftering completing his courses in Litchfield, CT he studied with Thomas Elder of Harrisburg, PA.
State Posts:
State Representative (PA) 1813-1814
Attorney General (PA) 1816-1819
Presiding Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District (PA) 1815-1816, 1828-1829
help The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation.

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CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany, and Company, 1849), 6.
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