Bushrod Washington
Bushrod Washington (* 5. June 1762 in Westmoreland County , Colony of Virginia ; † 26. November 1829 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American lawyer and a longtime judge at the Supreme Court of the United States ( Supreme Court ). He belonged to the Federalist Party .
Bushrod Washington was the son of John Augustine Washington, a younger brother of George Washington , and Hannah Bushrod. He graduated from the College of William & Mary at Williamsburg , where he was one of the earliest members of the Phi Beta Kappa .
The nomination as Supreme Court Justice was made by President John Adams . This had initially offered John Marshall the position as the successor to the late James Wilson ; however, Marshall sought a seat in Congress and proposed Bushrod Washington instead. Washington took over the office of associate justice on February 4, 1799 and exercised it until his death. After John Marshall became presiding judge in 1801, Washington voted like him all but three times - including the Ogden v Saunders decision . He kept the judge's office until his death in November 1829; he was succeeded by Henry Baldwin .
After the death of his uncle George Washington in 1799, Bushrod Washington inherited his country estate, Mount Vernon . In 1816 he helped found the American Colonial Society .
Web links
- Oyez Project: Biography (Engl.)
- Information Please: Biography (Engl.)
- Bushrod Washington in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Washington, Bushrod |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer, US Supreme Court judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westmoreland County , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1829 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |