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William Paterson

1745 - 1806

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William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States. Born in County Antrim, Ireland, Paterson moved to the North American British colonies at a young age. After graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and studying law under Richard Stockton, he was admitted to the bar in 1768. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. William Paterson is the 16,694th most popular politician (up from 16,778th in 2024), the 5,012th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,152nd in 2019) and the 595th most popular British Politician.

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Among people born in 1745, William Paterson ranks 49. Before him are Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Félix María de Samaniego, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Oliver Ellsworth, John Jeffries, and Sydney Parkinson. After him are Madhavrao I, Samuel Hearne, Anthony Wayne, Hannah More, and Caleb Strong. Among people deceased in 1806, William Paterson ranks 51. Before him are Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Henry Knox, Heinrich Christian Boie, Benjamin Banneker, Rana Bahadur Shah, and Robert Morris. After him are John Graves Simcoe, Elizabeth Carter, and George Wythe.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Paterson ranks 5,011 out of 8,785. Before him are Lionel Tertis (1876), Gary Speed (1969), Jemima Goldsmith (1974), and George Russell (1998). After him are Sharon Small (1967), Frank Swift (1913), Sheila Lerwill (1928), W. G. Grace (1848), Thomas Campbell (1777), Georgia Moffett (1984), Randolph Caldecott (1846), and Hugh N. Kennedy (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Paterson ranks 595. Before him are John Ballance (1839), Hugh Gaitskell (1906), John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (1751), Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814), Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868), and Robert Morris (1734). After him are Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), Douglas Hurd (1930), Henry Hyndman (1842), Rhodri Morgan (1939), and Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883).

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