William Paca
Personal
Birthday:
10/31/1740
Birthplace:
Abingdon, MD
Date of Death:
10/13/1799
Place of Death:
Wye Island, MD
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1763-
Member, Lower House, Maryland Proprietary Assembly, 1767-1774
Delegate, First and Second Continental Congresses, 1774-1779
Signer of Declaration of Independence, 1776
State senator, Maryland, 1776-1777, 1778-1780
Judge, Maryland General Court, 1778
Judge, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1780-1782
Governor, Maryland, 1782-1785
State delegate, Maryland, 1786
Education
Name of School:
College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)
Degree:
M.A.
Degree Year:
1759
Name of School - Second:
Inner Temple, London, England
Name of School - Third:
Read law
Degree Year - Third:
1761 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Maryland
Court Name:
Maryland District Court
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
02/10/1790
Termination Date:
10/13/1799
Termination Reason:
Death