LC control no. | n 78008266 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Paca, William, 1740-1799 |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | London (England) Philadelphia (Pa.) Annapolis (Md.) |
Birth date | 1740-10-31 |
Death date | 1799-10-13 |
Place of birth | Abingdon (Md.) |
Place of death | Wye Island (Md.) |
Field of activity | Law |
Affiliation | Maryland. General Assembly. Lower House Maryland. General Court United States. Continental Congress Maryland. General Court of the Eastern Shore Maryland. General Assembly. Senate United States. Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture Maryland. Governor United States. District Court (Maryland) |
Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators Senators Governors Judges Founding Fathers of the United States |
Found in | Stiverson, G. A. William Paca ... 1976 (subj.) t.p. (William Paca) p. 13, etc. (b. 10/31/1740, d. 10/13/1799) Who was who in America: Historical volume, 1607-1896, page 461 (Paca, William; governor Maryland; Continental congressman; born in Abingdon, Maryland, October 31, 1740; died in Abingdon, Maryland, October 13, 1799; graduate from College of Philadelphia, 1759; studied law, Inner Temple, London, England; admitted to practice before Mayor's Court, Philadelphia, 1761, to Maryland Provincial Court, bar, 1764; member, Maryland Provincial Legislature, 1768; member of Continental Congress, 1774-1779; signed Declaration of Independence; member, Maryland Constitutional Convention, 1st Maryland Senate; chief judge, Maryland General Court, 1778; appointed chief justice, Court of Appeals in Admiralty and Prize Cases, 1780; governor of Maryland, 1782-1783, 1784-1785) Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed December 24, 2024 (Paca, William; born October 31, 1740, in Abingdon, Maryland; died October 13, 1799, in Wye Island, Maryland; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 1790; service terminated on October 13, 1799, due to death; Inner Temple, London, England; College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania), M.A., 1759; read lad, 1781; private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1763-; Member, Lower House, Maryland Proprietary Assembly, 1767-1774; Delegate, First and Second Continental Congresses, 1774-1779; Signer of Declaration of Independence, 1776; State senator, Maryland, 1776-1777, 1778-1780; Judge, Maryland General Court, 1778; Governor, Maryland, 1782-1785; Judge, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1780-1782; State delegate, Maryland, 1786) <https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/paca-william> |