Bushrod Washington
| Bushrod Washington | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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In office December 20, 1798 – November 26, 1829 |
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| Nominated by | John Adams |
| Preceded by | James Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Henry Baldwin |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Westmoreland County | |
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In office October 15, 1787 – June 23, 1788 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel McCarty |
| Succeeded by | William A. Washington |
| Personal details | |
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June 5, 1762 Mount Holly, Virginia, British America |
| Died |
November 26, 1829 (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
| Religion | Episcopalianism |
Bushrod Washington (June 5, 1762 – November 26, 1829) was an attorney and politician, appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, where he served for more than 30 years. He was among the founders of the American Colonization Society in 1816, intended to promote emigration of freed slaves and free blacks to a colony in Africa, and served as its president. The nephew of American founding father and President George Washington, he inherited his uncle's papers and Mount Vernon, taking possession in 1802 after the death of Martha Washington, his uncle's widow.
Bushrod Washington was born on June 5, 1762, at Bushfield Manor, a plantation home located at Mount Holly in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was a son of John Augustine Washington (1730–1787), the brother of George Washington, and John's wife, Hannah Bushrod (1735–1801).
Washington graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1778 and as an alumnus became in 1780 the 41st member of Phi Beta Kappa. After beginning with John Marshall the study of law under George Wythe in 1780, he joined the Continental Army during 1781 and served as a private in the army until 1782.
After Bushrod left the army, his father and his uncle, George Washington, sponsored his further legal studies with James Wilson. After concluding his studies with Wilson in April 1784, the young Washington returned to Westmoreland County, married Julia Anne (Anna) Blackburn, and opened a law office.
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