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'''Thomas Sergeant''' (January 14, 1782 – May 8, 1860) was |
'''Thomas Sergeant''' (January 14, 1782 – May 8, 1860) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as Pennsylvania Secretary of State, Attorney General, and as an associate justice of the state Supreme Court. |
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==Biography and career== |
==Biography and career== |
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Sergeant and his twin Henry were born |
Sergeant and his twin Henry were born to [[Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant]] and Margaret Spencer. He graduated from [[Princeton University|the College of New Jersey]] in 1798. He read law under [[Jared Ingersoll]], and was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1802.<ref name=sons>{{cite book|title=History of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland. March 17, 1771–March 17, 1892|author=John Hugh Campbell|publisher=Hibernian Society|year=1892|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kKoCAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA518|page=518}}</ref> |
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In 1812, he married Sarah Bache, a daughter of [[Sarah Franklin Bache]], who was a daughter of [[Benjamin Franklin]]. Their children were Henry Jonathan, Emma, Frances, Thomas Jr., and William, who died in infancy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Friends of Franklin, Inc. Descendants Project records (Collection 3117)|publisher=The Historical Society of Pennsylvania|url=http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid3117friendsoffranklin.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Descendants of Dr. Franklin|journal=The New England Historical and Genealogic Registry|date=October 1854|volume=VIII|issue=4|page=374|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6G4FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA374}}</ref> His grandson, by Frances, was the scholar and linguist [[Thomas Sergeant Perry]].<ref name="Brown1903">{{cite book|author=John Howard Brown|title=Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States: Newton-Sears|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4SZAAAAAYAAJ|volume=VI|year=1903|publisher=James H. Lamb Company|page=224}}</ref> |
In 1812, he married Sarah Bache, a daughter of [[Sarah Franklin Bache]], who was a daughter of [[Benjamin Franklin]]. Their children were Henry Jonathan, Emma, Frances, Thomas Jr., and William, who died in infancy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Friends of Franklin, Inc. Descendants Project records (Collection 3117)|publisher=The Historical Society of Pennsylvania|url=http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid3117friendsoffranklin.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Descendants of Dr. Franklin|journal=The New England Historical and Genealogic Registry|date=October 1854|volume=VIII|issue=4|page=374|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6G4FAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA374}}</ref> His grandson, by Frances, was the scholar and linguist [[Thomas Sergeant Perry]].<ref name="Brown1903">{{cite book|author=John Howard Brown|title=Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States: Newton-Sears|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4SZAAAAAYAAJ|volume=VI|year=1903|publisher=James H. Lamb Company|page=224}}</ref> |
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Thomas Sergeant | |
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Pennsylvania House | |
In office 1812–1814 | |
Secretary of State | |
In office December 16, 1817 – July 6, 1819[1][2] | |
Preceded by | Nathaniel Boileau |
Succeeded by | Samuel D. Ingham |
Pennsylvania Attorney General | |
In office July 7, 1819 – December 20, 1820 | |
Governor | Amos Ellmaker Thomas Elder |
Preceded by | Amos Ellmaker |
Succeeded by | Thomas Elder |
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | |
In office February 3, 1834[3] – 1846 | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 14, 1782 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | May 8, 1860 (aged 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Spouse | Sarah Bache |
Children | 4 survived to adulthood |
Relatives | Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (father) John Sergeant (brother) |
Thomas Sergeant (January 14, 1782 – May 8, 1860) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as Pennsylvania Secretary of State, Attorney General, and as an associate justice of the state Supreme Court.
Biography and career
Sergeant and his twin Henry were born to Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Margaret Spencer. He graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1798. He read law under Jared Ingersoll, and was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1802.[4]
In 1812, he married Sarah Bache, a daughter of Sarah Franklin Bache, who was a daughter of Benjamin Franklin. Their children were Henry Jonathan, Emma, Frances, Thomas Jr., and William, who died in infancy.[5][6] His grandson, by Frances, was the scholar and linguist Thomas Sergeant Perry.[7]
From 1812 to 1814, Sergeant served in the state legislature. From 1814 to 1817[8] he was an associate judge of the District Court of Philadelphia. From 1817 to 1819 he was Secretary of the Commonwealth. From 1819 to 1820 he was state Attorney General.[4]
From 1828 to 1832, he was postmaster of Philadelphia. In 1831, Sergeant was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[9] From 1834 to 1846 he served as an associate justice of the state Supreme Court. Upon resigning, he resumed private practice. He was president of the Law Academy and a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.[4]
Sergeant wrote several books on Pennsylvania law.
He died on May 8, 1860, and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[10]
References
- ^ John Augustus Smull; et al., eds. (1922). Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania. p. 922.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of State. History of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Department of State & the Great Seal of the Commonwealth. p. 41.
- ^ "Historical List of Supreme Court Justices".
- ^ a b c John Hugh Campbell (1892). History of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland. March 17, 1771–March 17, 1892. Hibernian Society. p. 518.
- ^ "Friends of Franklin, Inc. Descendants Project records (Collection 3117)" (PDF). The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Descendants of Dr. Franklin". The New England Historical and Genealogic Registry. VIII (4): 374. October 1854.
- ^ John Howard Brown (1903). Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States: Newton-Sears. Vol. VI. James H. Lamb Company. p. 224.
- ^ Memorial Biographies, 1845-1871. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1885. pp. 74–5.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Thomas Sergeant". www.remembermyjourney.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links
- 1782 births
- 1860 deaths
- Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia)
- Pennsylvania Attorneys General
- Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Princeton University alumni
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Lawyers from Philadelphia
- Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American legislators
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