- March 6, 1809, 217 years ago — Death of Thomas Heyward Jr..
- March 6, 1724, 302 years ago — Birth of Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress.
- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
George Wythe
WYTHE, George, signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Elizabeth City County, Va., in 1726; died in Richmond, Va., 8 June, 1806.
He studied law and became one of Virginia’s most respected legal minds. Wythe was elected to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
He served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and later as a judge on the state’s high court of chancery. Wythe was also a mentor to Thomas Jefferson and helped shape legal education in America, becoming the first professor of law at the College of William and Mary.
Renowned for his integrity and scholarship, Wythe’s influence extended through generations of American jurists and statesmen.
Source:
Wilson, James Grant, and John Fiske, eds. Appleton’s Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1887. Patriot Echoes Archive
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