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Born September 14, 1742 • Fife • Scotland
Died August 21, 1798 (aged 55) • Edenton • North Carolina
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1789-1798), United States • supreme court (1789-1798), United States
Role In Chisholm v. Georgia • Constitutional Convention

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