Eastern District of Pennsylvania
History
The United States
Marshal Office in Philadelphia was established on September 30,
1789 under the appointment of U.S. Marshal Biddle CLEMENTS. The
district consist of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh,
Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties with Field offices located
in Lehigh County (Allentown), Berks County (Reading) and
Northampton County (Easton) along with a multi-agency fugitive task
force office located at the Nix's Bldg at the intersection of 9th
and market street in Philadelphia. The following is a listing of
former United States Marshals for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
|
Eastern District Marshals
|
Status |
Date
|
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CLEMENTS, Biddle
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Appointed |
09/30/1789
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LENOX, David
|
Appointed |
09/30/1793
|
|
NICHOLS, William
|
Appointed |
05/18/1795
|
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HALL, John
|
Appointed |
12/08/1800
|
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SMITH, John
|
Appointed |
03/28/1801
|
|
INGRAM, Samuel D. (vice Smith)
|
Appointed |
01/26/1819
|
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CONARD, John
|
Appointed |
02/16/1819
|
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PORTER, George B
|
Appointed |
02/22/1831
|
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SHARP, Abiah
|
Appointed |
09/05/1831
|
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BONSALL, Benjamin Say
|
Appointed |
02/02/1832
|
|
PATTERSON, Samuel D.
|
Appointed |
09/21/1837
|
|
OTIS, Isaac
|
Appointed |
04/26/1841
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KEIM, George M
|
Appointed |
07/05/1843
|
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ROBERTS, Anthony E.
|
Appointed |
05/09/1849
|
|
WYNKOOP, Francis M
|
Appointed |
03/29/1853
|
|
YOST, Jacobs S.
|
Appointed |
03/31/1857
|
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MILLWARD, William
|
Appointed |
07/22/1861
|
|
ELLMAKER, Peter C.
|
Appointed |
07/22/1865
|
|
ELY, John
|
Appointed |
04/27/1869
|
|
GREGORY, Edgar M
|
Appointed |
05/07/1869
|
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KERNS, James
|
Appointed |
11/11/1871
|
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DILL, Andrew H.
|
Appointed |
05/23/1887
|
|
LEEDS, William
|
Appointed |
03/03/1891
|
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COLESBERRY, Alexander P.
|
Appointed |
04/04/1892
|
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REILLY, James B
|
Appointed |
03/23/1896
|
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ROBINSON, John B.
|
Appointed |
04/18/1900
|
|
NOONAN, Frank J.
|
Appointed |
10/30/1913
|
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MATHUES, W. Frank
|
Appointed |
07/19/1921
|
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FETTERS, Walter C.
|
Appointed |
02/25/1930
|
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REING, Joseph C.
|
Appointed |
08/24/1933
|
|
REING, Joseph C.
|
Appointed |
01/14/1937
|
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SMITH, Francis R.
|
Appointed |
01/29/1943
|
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BYRNE, James A.
|
Appointed |
04/30/1945
|
|
REING, Joseph C.
|
Re-Instated |
07/02/1945
|
|
FARLEY, Walter S.,
|
Appointed |
04/08/1952
|
|
O’BRIEN, William A.
|
Appointed |
07/16/1954
|
|
RYAN, James V
|
Appointed |
08/01/1961
|
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CONWAY, Edward J.
|
Appointed |
09/01/1962
|
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DELANEY, James F.
|
Commissioned |
10/03/1964
|
|
GUY, Charles S.
|
Commissioned |
10/03/1969
|
|
SCHAEFFER, Edward D.
|
Commissioned |
10/21/1977
|
|
RAPONE, Thomas C.
|
Appointed
|
10/07/1983 |
|
LORENZONI, Flavio
|
Inter Appointed
|
04/11/1990 |
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VOKES, Tom
|
Appointed
|
09/22/1992 |
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LEWIS, Alan D.
|
Appointed
|
03/04/1994 |
|
ARECHIGA, Roger
|
AG Appointed
|
08/07/2001 |
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MATULEWICZ, Dennis
|
AG Appointed
|
04/12/2002 |
|
SHOVLIN, Gary E.
|
Appointed
|
05/10/2002 |
|
PATRIGNANI, John
|
Acting
|
|
|
WEBB, David B.
|
Appointed
|
11/03/2011 |
The following translation of abbreviations applies
to the list:
"R" - Recess appointment date
"S" - Senate Confirmation date (used
from 1789-1903)
"C" - Commission date (used from 1903
to present)
"C.A." - Court Appointment date
"A.G." - Attorney General appointment
date |
