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Richard Bassett
Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the Third Circuit · 1801
Richard Bassett , Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the Third Circuit. Richard Bassett (April 2, 1745 – September 15, 1815) was an American politician, attorney, slave owner and later abolitionist, veteran of the American Revolution, signer of the United States Constitution, and one of the Founding Fathers of America.
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Member, Council of Safety, Dover, Delaware, 1776-1786; Delaware State Militia company captain, Dover Light Horse Regiment, 1777-1781; Member, Delaware Legislative Council, 1782; State representative, Delaware, 1786; Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787; Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1787-1789; U.S. senator from Delaware, 1789-1793; Chief justice, Delaware Court of Common Pleas, 1793-1799; Governor, Delaware, 1799-1801; Planter, Cecil County, Maryland, 1802-1815
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Richard Bassett (April 2, 1745 – September 15, 1815) was an American politician, attorney, slave owner and later abolitionist, veteran of the American Revolution, signer of the United States Constitution, and one of the Founding Fathers of America.
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