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Facts
Born | September 24, 1755 • Virginia |
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Died | July 6, 1835 (aged 79) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania |
Title / Office | Supreme Court of the United States (1801-1835), United States • supreme court (1801-1835), United States • House of Representatives (1799-1800), United States |
Awards And Honors | Hall of Fame (1900) |
Role In | Cohens v. Virginia • Dartmouth College case • Gibbons v. Ogden • Marbury v. Madison • McCulloch v. Maryland • XYZ Affair |
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