Avarice seems to have so pervaded our vital principles as to battle all hopes of a remedy but for peace and plenty.
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Birth: | 9th September, 1721 |
Death: | 23rd October, 1803 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Judge, Lawyer, Politician |
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Edmund Pendleton was born in Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, British America. He was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He served in the Virginia legislature before and during the American Revolutionary War, rising to the position of Speaker. Pendleton attended the First Continental Congress as one of Virginia's delegates alongside George Washington and Patrick Henry, and led the conventions both wherein Virginia declared independence and adopted the U.S. Constitution. He received a license to practice law in April 1741. He chose the General Court, and wrapped up his lower court practice—which allowed him to accept appointment as a justice of the peace for Caroline County in 1751.
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