Nathaniel Pendleton | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia | |
In office September 26, 1789 – September 1, 1796 | |
Appointed by | George Washington |
Preceded by | Seat established by 1 Stat. 73 |
Succeeded by | Joseph Clay Jr. |
Attorney General of Georgia | |
In office 1785–1786 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Stirk |
Succeeded by | Matthew McAllister |
Personal details | |
Born | Nathaniel Pendleton October 27, 1756 New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
Died | October 20, 1821 Hyde Park, New York | (aged 64)
Resting place |
St. James' Churchyard Hyde Park, New York |
Children | Nathanael G. Pendleton |
Relatives |
Edmund Pendleton John Penn |
Education | read law |
Nathaniel Pendleton (October 27, 1756 – October 20, 1821) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia.
Born on October 27, 1756, in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, British America, [1] Pendleton read law. [1] He served in the Continental Army starting in 1775, during the American Revolutionary War, [1] serving as an aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene in the campaigns in the southern states. [2] He was in private practice in Savannah, Georgia until 1789. [1] He was Attorney General of Georgia from 1785 to 1786. [3] He was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which drafted the United States Constitution, but did not attend. [4] [2] He was elected to the Congress of the Confederation ( Continental Congress) in 1789, but did not attend. [4] [2]
Pendleton was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, to the United States District Court for the District of Georgia, to a new seat authorized by 1 Stat. 73. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on September 1, 1796, due to his resignation. [1]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Pendleton resumed private practice in Dutchess County, New York starting in 1796. [1] He was a Judge of the Dutchess County Court until 1821. [1]
On July 11, 1804, Pendleton served as a second to Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton’s fatal duel with Aaron Burr. [2]
Pendleton died on October 20, 1821, in Hyde Park, New York. [1] He was interred in St. James' Churchyard in Hyde Park. [2]
Pendleton was a nephew of Edmund Pendleton, the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and cousin of John Penn, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation from North Carolina. [2] He was the father of Nathanael G. Pendleton, a United States representative from Ohio. [5]
Nathaniel Pendleton | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia | |
In office September 26, 1789 – September 1, 1796 | |
Appointed by | George Washington |
Preceded by | Seat established by 1 Stat. 73 |
Succeeded by | Joseph Clay Jr. |
Attorney General of Georgia | |
In office 1785–1786 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Stirk |
Succeeded by | Matthew McAllister |
Personal details | |
Born | Nathaniel Pendleton October 27, 1756 New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
Died | October 20, 1821 Hyde Park, New York | (aged 64)
Resting place |
St. James' Churchyard Hyde Park, New York |
Children | Nathanael G. Pendleton |
Relatives |
Edmund Pendleton John Penn |
Education | read law |
Nathaniel Pendleton (October 27, 1756 – October 20, 1821) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia.
Born on October 27, 1756, in New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, British America, [1] Pendleton read law. [1] He served in the Continental Army starting in 1775, during the American Revolutionary War, [1] serving as an aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene in the campaigns in the southern states. [2] He was in private practice in Savannah, Georgia until 1789. [1] He was Attorney General of Georgia from 1785 to 1786. [3] He was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which drafted the United States Constitution, but did not attend. [4] [2] He was elected to the Congress of the Confederation ( Continental Congress) in 1789, but did not attend. [4] [2]
Pendleton was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, to the United States District Court for the District of Georgia, to a new seat authorized by 1 Stat. 73. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on September 1, 1796, due to his resignation. [1]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Pendleton resumed private practice in Dutchess County, New York starting in 1796. [1] He was a Judge of the Dutchess County Court until 1821. [1]
On July 11, 1804, Pendleton served as a second to Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton’s fatal duel with Aaron Burr. [2]
Pendleton died on October 20, 1821, in Hyde Park, New York. [1] He was interred in St. James' Churchyard in Hyde Park. [2]
Pendleton was a nephew of Edmund Pendleton, the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and cousin of John Penn, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation from North Carolina. [2] He was the father of Nathanael G. Pendleton, a United States representative from Ohio. [5]