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  2. www.wpunj.edu › about-us › historyWho Was William Paterson? | William Paterson University

    William Paterson was born in Antrim in northern Ireland on December 24, 1745. His father, Richard Paterson, brought the family to British America two years later, landing in Delaware.

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › William-PatersonWilliam Paterson | Constitutional Convention, Signer of ...

    Sep 5, 2024 · William Paterson (born December 24, 1745, County Antrim, Ireland—died September 9, 1806, Albany, New York, U.S.) was an Irish-born American jurist, one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. senator (1789–90), and governor of New Jersey (1790–93).

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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 .

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    Named a Top Regional University and Best Value School in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges, William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ is among the top-ranked colleges in the region for social mobility and ethnic diversity.

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  8. www.encyclopedia.com › william-patersonPaterson, William - Encyclopedia.com

    May 11, 2018 · William Paterson (1745-1806) was a leading advocate of the interests of the small states at the American Constitutional Convention of 1787. As a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, he sought to strengthen the Federal government.

  9. supremecourthistory.org › associate-justicesWilliam Paterson, 1793-1806 - Supreme Court Historical Society

    Paterson was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and, as a Senator in the First Federal Congress, he helped to draft the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal court system. He left the Senate in 1790 to become Governor and Chancellor of New Jersey.

  10. www.constitutionday.com › paterson-william-njWilliam Paterson | U.S. Founding Father | ConstitutionDay.com

    William Paterson is credited as a signer of the Constitution of the United States of America, an Associate Justice of US Supreme Court and a New Jersey statesman. In 1770, he became the second governor of New Jersey.