Gunning Bedford Jr.
Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747 – March 30, 1812) was an American Founding Father, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (Continental Congress), Attorney General of Delaware, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 which drafted the United States Constitution, a signer of the United States Constitution, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Gunning Bedford Jr. | |
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Portrait by Charles Willson Peale | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| In office September 26, 1789 – March 30, 1812 | |
| Appointed by | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 1 Stat. 73 |
| Succeeded by | John Fisher |
| Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware | |
| In office October 26, 1784 – October 27, 1786 | |
| In office February 1, 1783 – April 8, 1784 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gunning Bedford Jr. 1747 Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | March 30, 1812 (aged 64–65) Wilmington, Delaware, US |
| Resting place | Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery Wilmington, Delaware |
| Relatives | Gunning Bedford Sr.; Gertrude Franklin |
| Education | Princeton University read law |
| Signature | |
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