George Wythe
U.S. Congressperson
1726 – 1806
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Who was George Wythe?
George Wythe was the first American law professor, a noted classics scholar and Virginia judge, as well as a prominent opponent of slavery. The first of the seven Virginia signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, Wythe served as one of Virginia's representatives to the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. Wythe taught and was a mentor to Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Henry Clay and other men who became American leaders.
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- Born
- 1726
Hampton - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- College of William and Mary
- Died
- Jun 8, 1806
Richmond
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on July 23, 2013
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