William P. Van Ness

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William P. Van Ness was an American lawyer, judge, and close ally of Aaron Burr who notably served as Burr’s second in the famous 1804 duel with Alexander Hamilton.

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instanceOf United States federal judge
human
judge
activeInPeriod early 19th century
appointedAs Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York
authorOf Reports of Cases in the United States District Court for the District of New York NERFINISHED
The Laws of New York, with Notes NERFINISHED
birthDate 1778-02-13
birthPlace Ghent, New York NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Paul’s Chapel churchyard, Manhattan NERFINISHED
closeAllyOf Aaron Burr NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfJudicialCommission 1812-05-27
deathDate 1826-09-06
deathPlace New York City
educatedAt Columbia College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Dutch American
familyName Van Ness NERFINISHED
father Peter Van Ness NERFINISHED
fullName William Peter Van Ness NERFINISHED
genre legal writing
givenName William
knownFor service as a United States district judge in New York
serving as Aaron Burr’s second in the 1804 duel with Alexander Hamilton
language English
legalSpecialization federal law
memberOfBar New York bar
mentorOrAssociateOf Aaron Burr NERFINISHED
nominatedBy James Madison NERFINISHED
notableEvent reassignment to the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York when the District of New York was subdivided
notableFor involvement in early U.S. party politics as a Burr supporter
occupation author
judge
lawyer
participantIn Burr–Hamilton duel NERFINISHED
politicalAffiliation Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
practicedLawIn New York City NERFINISHED
precededByInOffice newly established seat (District of New York)
residence New York City
servedAs second to Aaron Burr in the duel with Alexander Hamilton
sibling Cornelius P. Van Ness NERFINISHED
John Peter Van Ness NERFINISHED
succeededByInOffice Samuel Rossiter Betts NERFINISHED

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Burr–Hamilton duel hasSecond William P. Van Ness