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James Wilson
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1789–1790
James Wilson , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was a Scottish American Founding Father, legal scholar, jurist, and statesman who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. In 1787 he was a major participant in drafting the U.S.
Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1790-01-01–1795-01-01
Education
- University of Glasgow
- University of Edinburgh
- University of St. Andrews
- Read law1767
Career
Private practice, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1768-1770; Private practice, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1770-1774; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774-1777, 1783, 1785-1787; Businessman, land speculator and legal advisor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1777-1787; Avocat général for maritime and commercial causes, appointed by French government, 1779-1783; Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787; Professor of law, College of Philadelphia, 1789; Drafter, Pennsylvania Constitution, 1790
Biography
James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was a Scottish American Founding Father, legal scholar, jurist, and statesman who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. In 1787 he was a major participant in drafting the U.S.
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