Draft:James Helme

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search

James Helme (May 7, 1710 – May 19, 1777) was chief justice of the Colonial Rhode Island Supreme Court from June 1767 to May 1768 and from June 1769 to June 1770.[1] He also served as an associate justice from June 1770 to May 1774.[1]

Helme married Esther Powell on October 19, 1738, with whom he had six sons and five daughters.

Of South Kingstown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Manual - the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1891), p. 208-13.
  2. ^ Samuel H. Allen, "Rhode Island Judiciary", in James N. Arnold, ed., The Narragansett Historical Register (1889), Volume 7, p. 61.


Category:1710 births Category:1777 deaths Category:Justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court


This open draft remains in progress as of July 5, 2023.