Robert Troup

American judge

This article is about the American soldier and lawyer. For the British forestry expert, see Robert Scott Troup .

Robert Troup (1757 – January 14, 1832) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York . He participated in the Battles of Saratoga and was present at the surrender of British General John Burgoyne .

Early life and education

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Troup was born in 1757, in Elizabethtown , in the Province of New Jersey in colonial -era British America . He graduated from King's College, later renamed Columbia University , in 1774, and read law , with John Jay . As a King's College student, he was the roommate of Alexander Hamilton .

Career

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Troup (center) in _Surrender of General Burgoyne _, a portrait by John Trumbull , which now is on display in the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C.

At the start of the American Revolutionary War , Troup joined the Hearts of Oak , a volunteer infantry unit of the New York militia.[_citation needed
] He entered as a second lieutenant in 1775, serving alongside two fellow King's College students, Alexander Hamilton and Nicholas Fish .[citation needed
] In May 1776, Troup was a first lieutenant in Colonel John Lasher's regiment.[citation needed
] The Hearts of Oak became part of the Continental Army that year, forming the core of the New York Provincial Company of Artillery .[citation needed
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On August 27, 1776, while serving under General Nathaniel Woodhull during the Battle of Long Island , Troup was captured by the British near Brooklyn . He was confined to the prison ship HMS Jersey , and later was transferred to the Provost Prison in New York until his exchange on December 9, 1776.

Troup rejoined the Continental Army in New Jersey, becoming captain of the New York Artillery's 2nd Regiment, and was promoted to major in February 1777.

In August 1777, he became _aide-de-camp _ to General Horatio Gates , and received a commission as lieutenant colonel on October 4, 1777. As aide to Gates, he served in the Battles of Saratoga and the final surrender of General John Burgoyne at Schuylerville, New York , on October 17.

He was depicted in _Surrender of General Burgoyne _, an 1821 painting by John Trumbull .

Troup was secretary of the Board of War starting in February 1778, and secretary of the Board of Treasury from May 29, 1779 to February 8, 1780.

Post-war career

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Troup completed his study of law under Judge William Paterson , later a Governor of New Jersey . He was in private practice in Albany, New York from 1782 to 1783. From 1784 to 1796, he was in private practice in New York City . He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1786. He was Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the District of New York from 1789 to 1796.

Troup was nominated by President George Washington on December 9, 1796, to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of New York vacated by Judge John Laurance . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1796, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 4, 1798, due to his resignation.

Following his resignation from the federal bench, Troup resumed private practice in New York City from 1798 to 1804. He was an Agent for Sir William Pulteney 's [estates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pulteney_Association "The Pulteney A

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