▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ohio ▁and ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁in ▁North am pton , ▁Province ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay , ▁British ▁America , ▁T app an ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁as ▁a ▁printer ▁and ▁eng ra ver . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁and ▁studied ▁painting ▁with ▁Gilbert ▁Stuart . ▁He ▁read ▁law ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁entered ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁R aven na , ▁North west ▁Territ ory ▁( State ▁of ▁Ohio ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 3 ) ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁located ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁He ▁res umed ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁R aven na ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁He ▁continued ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Ste uben ville , ▁Ohio ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁major ▁from ▁ 1