OVERVIEW:

BORN:
April 17, 1732;
Williamsburg, Virginia

DIED:
August 31, 1800 (Age 68):
Williamsburg, VA

EDUCATION:
College of William and Mary (AB, 1754)
Middle Temple, London, England (1756)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Federalist

HIGHLIGHTS:
1756-1789:
Private Law Practice in Williamsburg, Viginia
1766-1771:
Member, Virginia House of Burgesses
1771-1775:
Clerk, Virginia Governor’s Council
1776:
Delegate, Virginia Constitutional Convention,
1776-1778:
Member, Virginia Governor’s Council
1777-1779
Judge, General Court of Virginia
1779:
Chief Justice, General Court of Virginia
1780:
Chancellor, Virginia High Court of Chancery
1780-1789:
Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia:
1787:
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention
1790-1795:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
U.S. Army
Wikipedia

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