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William Paterson was an Irish-born American jurist, one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. senator (1789–90), and governor of New Jersey (1790–93). He also served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1793 to 1806.
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William Paterson (Dumfries y Galloway, Escocia, abril de 1658-Westminster, Londres, 22 de enero de 1719) fue un comerciante y banquero escocés.
William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States.
18 de dic. de 2018 · William Paterson, New Jersey. William Paterson (Patterson) was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1745. When he was almost 2 years of age, his family emigrated to America, disembarking at New Castle, DE.
19 de dic. de 2019 · William Paterson was one of seven immigrants (who were not native to the American Colonies) to sign the Constitution of the United States. Paterson was born in County Antrim, Ireland before immigrating to America as a young child, two years later.
Elected to serve in the first Senate of the United States, Paterson worked with the group which wrote the Judiciary Act of 1789 which established a federal judiciary. In 1791, he resigned from the Senate to succeed William Livingston as Governor of New Jersey.
14 de abr. de 2022 · William Paterson came to be known as the “Father of the U.S. Senate,” as it was felt that it was his influence and the New Jersey Plan that caused the Senate to be created. Paterson served in the U.S. Senate from 1789 to 1790, during which time he played a pivotal role in drafting the Judiciary Act of 1789.
