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William Paca (/ ˈ p eɪ. k ə / PAY-kə or / ˈ p æ k. ə / PAK-ə; October 31, 1740 – October 13, 1799) was a Founding Father of the United States who was a signatory to the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence.
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William Paca (* 31. Oktober 1740 in Abingdon, Province of Maryland; † 23. Oktober 1799 im Queen Anne’s County, Maryland) war ein amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. Er unterzeichnete für Maryland die Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten und ist damit einer der amerikanischen Gründerväter .
18. Feb. 2020 · William Paca was a United States politician, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a wealthy planter in Maryland who worked to build the country and served as Chief Justice of Maryland and Governor of Maryland.
PACA, William, signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Wyehall, Harford County, Maryland, 31 October, 1740; died there in 1799. He was the descendant of a wealthy planter on the east shore of Maryland, in which state the family had resided for several generations. He was graduated at Philadelphia college in 1759, entered the Middle ...
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William Paca. Philadelphia College, Studied Law at Annapolis. (Judge) Delegate to the Maryland Legislature, 1771; Member of the Committee of Correspondence, Patriot Leader; Elected to Continental Congress, 1774-78, Chief Justice of Maryland, 1778; Elected Governor of Maryland, 1782; Federal District Judge for the State of Maryland, 1789-99.
4. Juli 2004 · William Paca was a wealthy planter, eminent lawyer and judge, and State official from Maryland. He was one of the first Revolutionaries in a conservative colony and a member of the Maryland delegation to the Continental Congress. He drafted the State constitution and helped Maryland ratify the Federal Constitution. He died in 1799 at Wye Plantation.
