James Iredell Sr.

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James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American judge
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
statesman
appointedBy George Washington
burialPlace Edenton
surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
child James Iredell Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1751-10-05
dateOfDeath 1799-10-20
describedBySource Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
United States Supreme Court historical records
educatedAt self-taught in law
endTime 1799-10-20
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Iredell
givenName James
honoredIn Iredell County
surface form: Iredell County, North Carolina

Iredell House historic site in Edenton
legalPhilosophy support for strong but limited federal judiciary
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party

Supreme Court of the United States
movement New Federalism
surface form: American Federalism
notableFor arguments for constitutional supremacy over state laws
being one of the original justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
influential defenses of judicial review
notableWork The Federalist Papers
surface form: Essays in support of the U.S. Constitution

Chisholm v. Georgia
surface form: Opinion in Chisholm v. Georgia
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
participantIn American constitutional debate over ratification
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution
surface form: North Carolina ratifying convention debates
partOf early United States federal judiciary
placeOfBirth Lewes, Delaware
surface form: Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware Colony
placeOfDeath Edenton
surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General of North Carolina
religion Anglicanism
residence Edenton
surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
sexOrGender male
spouse Hannah Johnston Iredell
startTime 1790-05-12
workLocation Edenton
surface form: Edenton, North Carolina

Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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North Carolina leaders includedLeader James Iredell Sr.