Gunning Bedford Sr. (indirectly via Bedford, Pennsylvania)

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Gunning Bedford Sr. was an American lawyer, Continental Congress delegate, and early political leader from Delaware during the Revolutionary era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lawyer
Continental Congress delegate
human
politician
continent North America
countryOfCitizenship Delaware Colony
surface form: Colony of Delaware

United States of America
differentFrom Gunning Bedford Jr.
familyName Bedford
givenName Gunning
memberOf Continental Congress
Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
nativeLanguage English
notableFor early political leadership in Delaware during the Revolutionary era
service as a leading Delaware Federalist
notableWork participation in the ratification of the United States Constitution in Delaware
service in the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
participatedIn American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution

American Revolutionary War
positionHeld Office of the Attorney General of Delaware
surface form: Attorney General of Delaware

delegate to the Continental Congress
judge of the Delaware Supreme Court
judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
member of the Delaware General Assembly
residence Delaware
New Castle, Delaware
sexOrGender male
sharesNameWith Gunning Bedford Jr.

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Bedford, Indiana namedForPerson Gunning Bedford Sr. (indirectly via Bedford, Pennsylvania)