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William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States .
William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States.
Learn about William Paterson, a statesman, judge and signer of the U.S. Constitution. He played a key role in the New Jersey Plan and the federal court system, and served as New Jersey's governor and a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
1. Apr. 2024 · Judiciary Act of 1789. William Paterson (born December 24, 1745, County Antrim, Ireland—died September 9, 1806, Albany, New York, U.S.) was an Irish-born American jurist, one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. senator (1789–90), and governor of New Jersey (1790–93).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Paterson was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and, as a Senator in the First Federal Congress, he helped to draft the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal court system. He left the Senate in 1790 to become Governor and Chancellor of New Jersey.
William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States.
19. Dez. 2019 · Learn about William Paterson, an immigrant from Ireland who signed the Constitution, served as a senator and a Supreme Court justice. Find out his role in the Constitutional Convention and his legacy in Philadelphia.
