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Paca, William, 1740-1799

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Personal name headingPaca, William, 1740-1799
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Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeLondon (England) Philadelphia (Pa.) Annapolis (Md.)
Birth date1740-10-31
Death date1799-10-13
Place of birthAbingdon (Md.)
Place of deathWye Island (Md.)
Field of activityLaw
AffiliationMaryland. 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 occupationLawyers
Legislators
Senators
Governors
Judges
Founding Fathers of the United States
Found inStiverson, 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)
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