OVERVIEW:
BORN:
January 14, 1780
New Haven, Connecticut
DIED:
April 21, 1844 (age 64)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION:
Yale University (BA, 1797
Read Law (1798)
HIGHLIGHTS:
1798:
Admitted to the Bar
1799-1801:
Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania
1801-1830:
Practiced Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1817-1822:
U.S. House of Representatives
1830-1844:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional Quarterly
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Litchfield Historical Society
Wikipedia
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