David Brearley

David Brearley
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
September 26, 1789 – August 16, 1790
Appointed byGeorge Washington
Preceded bySeat established by 1 Stat. 73
Succeeded byRobert Morris
Personal details
Born
David Brearley

(1745-06-11)June 11, 1745
Spring Grove, Maidenhead (now Lawrence Township), Hunterdon County,
Province of New Jersey,
British America
DiedAugust 16, 1790(1790-08-16) (aged 45)
Trenton, New Jersey
Resting placeSt. Michael's Church
Trenton, New Jersey
EducationPrinceton University
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David Brearley (often misspelled as Brearly) (June 11, 1745 – August 16, 1790) was an American Founding Father, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a delegate from New Jersey to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which drafted the United States Constitution, a signer of the United States Constitution, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.


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