| LC control no. | n 86085810 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Brearley, David, 1745-1790 |
| Variant(s) | Brearly, David, 1745-1790 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | New Jersey |
| Birth date | 17450611 |
| Death date | 17900816 |
| Place of birth | Trenton (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Trenton (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Constitutional law Law United States--Politics and government--1775-1783 Judicial review |
| Affiliation | United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) United States. District Court (New Jersey) New Jersey. Supreme Court United States. Continental Army College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) |
| Profession or occupation | Founding Fathers of the United States Judges Lawyers Revolutionaries |
| Found in | David Brearly, 1986: t.p. (David Brearly) p. 7 (b. 6/11/1745; d. 8/16/1790; variant name: Brearley, David) David Brearley and the making of the United States Constitution, 2005: page 31 (born on June 11, 1745) Biographical directory of federal judges via the Federal Judicial Center website, July 7, 2015 (Brearley, David; born June 11, 1741, in Trenton, NJ; died August 16, 1790, in Trenton, NJ; federal judicial service: judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; nominated by George Washington and confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1789, and received commission on September 26, 1789; service terminated on August 16, 1790, due to death; education: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University); professional career: delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787; chief justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1779-1789; Continental Army, 1776-1779 ) English language Wikipedia website, July 7, 2015 (David Brearley (often spelled Brearly) (June 11, 1745-August 16, 1790) was a delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention and signed the U.S. Constitution on behalf of New Jersey; first grand master of the New Jersey Masonic Lodge) Find a grave website, July 7, 2015: image of gravestone (David Brearley; died Aug. 16, 1790 in the 45th year of his life) image of cenotaph placed on April 3, 1924 (in memory of David Brearley, born June 11, 1745, died August 16, 1790) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 86071124 |
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