Brearly, David, 1745-1790
Variant namesBrearley was a New Jersey lawyer, served as an officer in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and was a delegate from New Jersey to the U.S. Constitutional Convention and a signer of the U.S. Constitution. He was the New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice from 1779-1789 and was appointed a federal judge in 1789 but died shortly thereafter.
From the description of [Letter] 1788 May 27, Trenton, [N.J. to] Governor Livingston / David Brearley. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 173819534
Jurist.
From the description of David Brearly correspondence, 1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451329
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| associatedWith | Allinson family. |
| associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. |
| associatedWith | Clarke, Benjamin, 1742-1818? |
| associatedWith | Dayton, Jonathan, 1760-1824. |
| associatedWith | Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 |
| associatedWith | Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807. |
| associatedWith | Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927, |
| associatedWith | Houghton Library. |
| associatedWith | Livingston, William, 1723-1790, correspondent. |
| associatedWith | New Jersey. Court of Appeals. |
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Birth 1745-06-11
Death 1790-08-16
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