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John Blair Jr.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1789
John Blair Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. John Blair Jr. (April 17, 1732 – August 31, 1800) was an American Founding Father, who signed the United States Constitution as a delegate from Virginia and was appointed an Associate Justice on the first U.S. Supreme Court by George Washington.
Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1789-09-30–1795-10-25
Education
- College of William and MaryA.B., 1754
- Middle Temple, London, England1756
Career
Private practice, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1756-1789; Member, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1766-1771; Clerk, Virginia Governor's Council, 1771-1775; Delegate, Virginia constitutional convention, 1776; Member, Virginia Governor's Council, 1776-1778; Judge, General Court of Virginia, 1777-1779; chief justice, 1779; Chancellor, Virginia High Court of Chancery, 1780; Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1780-1789; Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
Biography
John Blair Jr. (April 17, 1732 – August 31, 1800) was an American Founding Father, who signed the United States Constitution as a delegate from Virginia and was appointed an Associate Justice on the first U.S. Supreme Court by George Washington.
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