Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist
William Paca

William Paca

Maryland District Court

Born 1740 in Abingdon, MD

Died 1799 in Wye Island, MD

FJC ID: 1822

William Paca ( PAY-kə or PAK-ə; October 31, 1740 – October 13, 1799) was a Founding Father of the United States who was a signatory to the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence. He was a Maryland delegate to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress, governor of Maryland, and a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Full biography on Wikipedia ↗
Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland
    1763–present
  2. Maryland
    State delegate · 1786
  3. Maryland
    Governor · 1782–1785
  4. Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture
    Judge · 1780–1782
  5. Maryland
    State senator · 1776–1777, 1778–1780
  6. First and Second Continental Congresses
    Delegate · 1774–1779
  7. Maryland General Court
    Judge · 1778
  8. Signer of Declaration of Independence
    1776
  9. Lower House, Maryland Proprietary Assembly
    Member · 1767–1774

Appointments

  1. Maryland District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
    1790–1799 · Appointed by George Washington
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Inner Temple, London, England
  2. Read law
    1761
  3. College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)
    M.A. · 1759