Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1745, Dec. 24 | Born, County Antrim, Ireland |
1747 | Immigrated to United States |
1763 | Graduated, College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), Princeton, N. J. |
1768 | Admitted to the bar |
1769 | Commenced law practice, New Bromley, N.J. |
1775-1776 | Delegate and secretary to Provincial Congress 1775-1776 |
1776 | Delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention |
1776-1783 | Attorney general, New Jersey 1776-1783 |
1780 | Elected delegate to U.S. Continental Congress |
1787 | Delegate to U.S. Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, Pa., and one of the signers of the Constitution |
1789-1790 | U.S. senator from New Jersey |
1790-1793 | Governor of New Jersey |
1793-1806 | Associate justice of the Supreme Court |
1806, Sept. 9 | Died, Albany, N.Y |