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Richard Law
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut · 1789
Richard Law , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Richard Law (March 7, 1733 – January 26, 1806) was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress, and the Congress of the Confederation. He was Mayor of New London, Connecticut, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Education
- Yale College1751
- Read law1755
Career
Private practice, Milford, Connecticut, 1755-1757; Private practice, New London, Connecticut, 1757-1765; Justice of the peace, New London, Connecticut, 1765-1775; Member, Connecticut General Assembly, 1765-1776; Chief judge, New London County [Connecticut] Court, 1773-1784; Clerk, Connecticut General Assembly, 1774-1776; Assistant, Connecticut General Assembly, 1776-1786; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774, 1776, 1777, 1780-1783; Judge, New London [Connecticut] Superior Court, 1784-1789; chief judge, 1786-1789; Mayor, New London, Connecticut, 1784-1806
Biography
Richard Law (March 7, 1733 – January 26, 1806) was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress, and the Congress of the Confederation. He was Mayor of New London, Connecticut, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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