Benjamin Chew
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Benjamin Chew was an influential 18th-century American lawyer, jurist, and chief justice of colonial Pennsylvania, prominent in legal and political affairs before and during the American Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Chew canonical | 1 |
| Benjamin Chew Jr. | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American colonial politician
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chief justice ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Colony of Maryland
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Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1722-11-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Anne Arundel County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Benjamin Chew Jr.
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Peggy Chew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
British America
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1810-01-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London, England
NERFINISHED
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Middle Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationOfResidence | National Historic Landmark (Cliveden) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Cliveden (Chew House) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in political affairs during the American Revolution
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leading lawyer in colonial Pennsylvania ⓘ role in legal affairs before the American Revolution ⓘ service as Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pennsylvania Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Benjamin Chew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | legal opinions as Chief Justice of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ Member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Council ⓘ Recorder of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Registrar-General of the Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cliveden (Chew House), Germantown, Philadelphia
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| spouse | Elizabeth Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Andrew Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Benjamin Chew Jr.