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Philip Clayton Pendleton

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Philip Clayton Pendleton , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Philip Clayton Pendleton (November 24, 1779 – April 3, 1863) was a Virginia attorney, planter, politician and jurist. He briefly served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates and as a Virginia state judge.

Education

  • Dickinson College
  • College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
  • Read lawca. 1800

Career

Private practice and farming, 1800-1863

Biography

Philip Clayton Pendleton (November 24, 1779 – April 3, 1863) was a Virginia attorney, planter, politician and jurist. He briefly served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates and as a Virginia state judge.

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