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Philip Pendleton Barbour
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1830–1836
Philip Pendleton Barbour , Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions. Born in Gordonsville, Virginia, Barbour established a legal career in Gordonsville after studying at the College of William & Mary.
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Private practice, Kentucky, 1800-1801; Private practice, Orange County, Virginia, 1802-1812; State delegate, Virginia, 1812-1814; U.S. representative from Virginia, 1815-1825, 1827-1830; speaker, 1821-1823; Judge, General Court of Virginia, 1825-1827
Biography
Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions. Born in Gordonsville, Virginia, Barbour established a legal career in Gordonsville after studying at the College of William & Mary.
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