William Cranch

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American jurist person

William Cranch was an early American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia and was known for reporting and compiling decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American jurist → person →
appointedBy	John Adams →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1769-07-17 →
dateOfDeath	1855-09-01 →
educatedAt	Harvard College →
employer	United States federal judiciary →
era	early American republic →
familyName	Cranch →
fieldOfWork	jurisprudence → law → legal reporting →
givenName	William →
hasActivityPeriod	early 19th century → late 18th century →
heritage	New England colonial family →
knownFor	early federal jurisprudence in the District of Columbia → reporting and compiling decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalSystem	common law →
memberOf	bar of the District of Columbia →
notableWork	Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States → Reports of Cases in the Courts of the District of Columbia →
occupation	judge → law reporter → lawyer →
placeOfBirth	Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C. →
positionHeld	Associate Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia → Chief Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia → Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States →
relative	Abigail Adams → John Adams →
religion	Unitarianism →
residence	Massachusetts → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	District of Columbia Circuit Court → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cranch → Cranch Reports →	compiledBy
Cranch Reports →	editor
Cranch →	hasReporter
Cranch →	isNamedAfter
Cranch Reports →	namedAfter
Cranch Reports →	reporterOfDecisions