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- NAME: William Paterson
- OCCUPATION: Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor, Government Official
- BIRTH DATE: December 24, 1745
- DEATH DATE: September 09, 1806
- EDUCATION: College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: County Antrim, Ireland
- PLACE OF DEATH: Albany, New York
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William Paterson was an accomplished American statesman who served in Congress and on the Supreme Court and was governor of New Jersey.
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William Paterson was a delegate to the state constitutional convention (1776), and from 1776 to 1783 was attorney general of New Jersey. In 1787 Paterson headed the NJ delegation to the federal Constitutional Convention and was elected one of the state's first two U.S. senators. He served as governor of New Jersey until 1793, when he was named an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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