Gunning Bedford Jr.
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Gunning Bedford Jr. was an American lawyer, Continental Congress delegate, and signer of the U.S. Constitution who served as a federal judge from Delaware.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| almaMater | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1747-04-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBurial | 1812-04-02 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1812-03-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Wilmington, Delaware, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gunning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Jr. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States District Court for the District of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early federal judiciary service from Delaware
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signer of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Constitutional Convention
NERFINISHED
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Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for small-state interests at the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| occupation |
delegate to the Continental Congress
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Philadelphia Convention of 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Delaware
NERFINISHED
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United States District Judge for the District of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| represented | Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Wilmington, Delaware, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryTo | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Ballareau Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryPractice | Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Gunning Bedford Sr.
subject surface form:
Gunning Bedford Sr.