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    William Paterson

    Governor of New Jersey

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  2. William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States.

  3. William Paterson was an Irish-born American jurist, one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. senator (1789–90), and governor of New Jersey (1790–93). He also served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1793 to 1806. Paterson immigrated to America with his family in 1747.

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  4. Paterson served for thirteen years on the Supreme Court and died on September 9, 1806, at the age of sixty. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: William Paterson.

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    Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice William Paterson signed the Constitution, served as a governor of New Jersey and served on the Supreme Court. Paterson was born in Ireland in 1745 and moved to the United States at two years old.

  6. Justice William Paterson joined the U.S. Supreme Court on March 11, 1793, replacing Justice Thomas Johnson. Paterson was born on December 24, 1745 in Ireland, but his family came to Pennsylvania soon afterward.

  7. William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States.

  8. Statesman, judge and signer of the U.S. Constitution. Born: December 24, 1745, County Antrim, Ireland. Died: September 9, 1806, Albany, New York. New Jersey Hall of Fame, Class of 2021: Public Service.

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