Bushrod Washington

Personal

Birthday: 
6/5/1762
Birthplace: 
Westmoreland County, VA
Date of Death: 
11/26/1829
Place of Death: 
Philadelphia, PA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Continental Army private, 1781-1782
Private practice, Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1784
Private practice, Alexandria, Virginia, 1785-1790
State delegate, Virginia, 1787
Delegate, Virginia convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1788
Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1790-1798

Education

Name of School: 
College of William and Mary
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1778
Name of School - Second: 
Read law
Degree Year - Second: 
1784

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name: 

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating: 
John Adams
Party Affiliation of President: 
Federalist
Commission Date: 
12/20/1798
Termination Date: 
11/26/1829
Termination Reason: 
Death
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Southern Circuit, Fall 1798, Fall 1800
Middle Circuit, Fall 1799
Eastern Circuit, Spring 1800
Second Circuit, April 29, 1802-March 2, 1803
Third Circuit, March 3, 1803-November 26, 1829