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Born October 5, 1751 • Lewes • England
Died October 20, 1799 (aged 48) • Edenton • North Carolina
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1790-1799), United States • supreme court (1790-1799), United States
Role In Chisholm v. Georgia

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