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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal judge
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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John Peter Van Ness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByInOffice | Samuel Rossiter Betts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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