Egbert Benson
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Egbert Benson was an American lawyer, Revolutionary-era politician, and early jurist from New York who played a key role in the state’s legal and political development.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Egbert Benson canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| contributedTo | legal and political development of the State of New York ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1746-06-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1833-08-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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King's College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Egbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Benson Street in New York named after him ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Bensonhurst, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
NERFINISHED
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New York State Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contribution to the drafting of New York’s first state constitution
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participation in the development of New York’s early statutory law ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War (political and legal activities)
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New York Ratifying Convention for the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jamaica, Queens County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court (de facto head as senior associate)
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Delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit ⓘ Member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ New York Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| represented | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Jamaica, Queens County, New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| servedAs | first New York Attorney General under the state constitution ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wasAdmittedToTheBar | circa 1769 ⓘ |
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