WYTHE, GEORGE

wĭth, 1726–1806, American lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Elizabeth City co., Va. Admitted to the bar in 1746, Wythe was a member (1754–55, 1758–68) and clerk (1769–75) of the house of burgesses. An opponent of British colonial policy, he drafted a remonstrance against the Stamp Act (1765) and was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1775–76). Wythe, aided by Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Pendleton, revised (1776) the laws of Virginia, and was influential in getting Virginia to ratify the Constitution. Perhaps his greatest contribution was as professor of law (1779–90) at the College of William and Mary; his teachings influenced many, including John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and Henry Clay. Wythe was one of the greatest early U.S. lawyers. He served as judge (1778–88) in the Virginia chancery court and as sole chancellor (1788–1801).

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The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792
Book by Kate Mason Rowland; G.P. Putnams Sons, 1892
Subjects: Mason, George--1725-1792
THE LIFE OF GEORGE MASON 1725-1792 BY KATE MASON ROWLAND...WHOM THE AUTHOR HAS RECEIVED COPIES OF GEORGE MASONS LETTERS. xiv BIBLIOGRAPHY...APPENDIX. 373 I.--WILL OF COL. GEORGE MASON OF STAFFORD COUNTY, 1716...
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George Rogers Clark: His Life and Public Services
Book by Temple Bodley; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926
Subjects: Clark, George Rogers--1752-1818
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK His Life and Public Services GEORGE ROGERS CLARK His Life and Public Services BY...PREFACE FOR over a hundred years most of the facts about George Rogers Clark have lain buried in the unpublished and widely...
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George Washington & Religion
Book by Paul F. Boller Jr.; Southern Methodist University Press, 1963
Subjects: Washington, George--1732-1799--Religion
...1857: "Even Mr. Jefferson, and George Wythe, who did not conceal their disbelief...The same comment may be made of George Washington Parke Custis statement...list of subscribers was headed by "George Washington, Esq., President of...
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George Washington
Book by William Roscoe Thayer; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922
Subjects: Washington, George--1732-1799
GEORGE WASHINGTON GEORGE WASHINGTON THE HOUDON STATUE AT RICHMOND GEORGE WASHINGTON BY WILLIAM ROSCOE THAYER I have ever thought Nature doth nothing so great for great men As when shes pleased to make them lords of truth: Integrity of...
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George Washington: The Image and the Man
Book by W. E. Woodward; Boni and Liveright, 1926
Subjects: Washington, George--1732-1799
GEORGE WASHINGTON WASHINGTON AT AGE OF SIXTY-ONE Portrait by...Reproduced from the Original in the Art Institute of Chicago. George Washington The Image and the Man By W. E. Woodward...IRON-FISTED PATRIOTS 205 XV. GEORGE WASHINGTON AND SAMUEL ADAMS 221...
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Judges as Altruistic Hierarchs: 2001 George C. Wythe Lecture
Journal article by Lynn A. Stout; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 43, 2002
Subjects: Federal courts--Officials and employees, Judges--Psychology and mental health, Judicial power--Analysis
Judges as altruistic hierarchs: 2001 George C. Wythe Lecture. by Lynn A. Stout Judges are hierarchs. By this, I mean that judges in our society enjoy positions of unusual...
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The Dragon St. George Could Not Slay: Tucker's Plan to End Slavery
Journal article by Paul Finkelman; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 47, 2006
Subjects: Native Americans--Laws, regulations and rules, Racism--Laws, regulations and rules, Slavery--Laws, regulations and rules, Tucker, Henry St. George (American politician)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...In the lower court, Chancellor George Wythe, who had been Tuckers teacher at...overturned a decision by his mentor, George Wythe, that struck a direct blow to slavery...Mary, Tucker studied law under George Wythe, (34) the first true professor...
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St. George Tucker's Law Papers
Journal article by Charles F. Hobson; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 47, 2006
Subjects: Judicial opinions--Evaluation, Tucker, Henry St. George (American politician)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...then left the college and resumed the study of law with George Wythe, a practitioner and teacher of great reputation in the...code in 1794. (12) In the spring of 1790, he succeeded George Wythe as Professor of Law and Police at The College of William...
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St. George Tucker and the Limits of States' Rights Constitutionalism: Understanding the Federal Compact in the Early Republic
Journal article by David Thomas Konig; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 47, 2006
Subjects: Constitutions, State--Interpretation and construction, Federalism--Laws, regulations and rules, State constitutions--Interpretation and construction, State rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Tucker, Henry St. George (American politician)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...well before he assumed the professorship vacated by George Wythe in 1790 at The College of William and Mary. By the time...treatise, The Law of Nations, which Tuckers law teacher, George Wythe, had recommended. (29) In Vattel, Tucker found his working...
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"Tucker's Rule": St. George Tucker and the Limited Construction of Federal Power
Journal article by Kurt T. Lash; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 47, 2006
Subjects: Federalism--Laws, regulations and rules, Sovereignty--Laws, regulations and rules, State rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Tucker, Henry St. George (American politician)--Political aspects
"Tuckers Rule": St. George Tucker and the Limited Construction of...interpretations of federal power, particularly St. George Tuckers theory of strict construction...construction first presented in works like St. George Tuckers View of the Constitution and...
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Teacher of Liberty: Classically Trained at His Mother's Knee, George Wythe Would Later Pass on His Knowledge to So Many Famous Founding Fathers That He Came to Be Called "Teacher of Liberty."
Magazine article by Joe J.D. Wolverton Ii; The New American, Vol. 22, February 6, 2006
Subjects: Educators--Appreciation, Educators--Political activity, Wythe, George--Appreciation, Wythe, George--Political activity
...Classically Trained at His Mothers Knee, George Wythe Would Later Pass on His Knowledge...a remarkable honor except that George Wythe wasnt present at the momentous...resolution passed on July 4, 1776. George Wythe was so well regarded and respected...
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Futurist Lessons from Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson's Technique for Creating America's Future Can Still Work
Magazine article by Robert K. Greenleaf; The Futurist, Vol. 31, March 1997
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas--Conduct of life, Virginia--Laws, regulations, etc.
...man, Jefferson studied law with George Wythe and lived with him in his house...law of Virginia. The influence of George Wythe in maturing the Jefferson of history...His public conscience came from George Wythe. Somebody needs to do for young...
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The Founding Fathers & the Classics: The Stream of Classical History Was One of the Primary Tributaries of American Political Thought at the Time of the Founding
Magazine article by Ii Joe Wolverton; The New American, Vol. 20, September 20, 2004
Subjects: Ancient history--Analysis, Education--Usage, Founders (Originators)--Analysis, Founders (Originators)--Services, History, Ancient--Analysis
...standards were no less rigorous for those taught at home. George Wythe, the renowned Virginian who would come to be known as...a decision that would eventually cost him his life. George Washington admired Cato so greatly that he had Joseph...
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'A Universal Place of Study
Magazine article by J.E. Morpurgo; History Today, Vol. 43, February 1993
Subjects: College of William and Mary--History, Universities and colleges--History, Virginia--Schools
...Law, the first in America, with as its first professor, George Wythe, a perfervid patriot and, as also were three other William...legal system. (Like many Virginians from his day to this, Wythe was able to reconcile two seemingly irreconcilable prejudices...
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Clash of the Kinsmen Still Echoes Today
Magazine article by Lyman B. Coddington; World and I, Vol. 21, January 2006
Subjects: Adams, Abigail, Jefferson, Thomas (American president), United States. Supreme Court
...college before studying law for five years under Professor George Wythe. Marshalls attendance came well after that of Jefferson...for the bar by listening to the lectures of Professor Wythe. Yet Marshall was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society...
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Allen, Webb Barnstorm State to Get out the Vote
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 5, 2006
Subjects: Allen, George, United States. Congress. Senate
...County. Dana Pack, an independent from Wythe County, said he has changed his own mind...McLaughlin was with the Allen campaign. Sen. George Allen, Virginia Republican, tossed around...was hustled out of a rally for U.S. Sen. George Allen by Augusta County Sheriff deputies...
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Road to Success Goes through Charlottesville: Graduates Are a Legal Who's Who
Newspaper article by Andrew Cain; The Washington Times, August 27, 1997
Subjects: Allen, George F., Gilmore, James S., III, Virginia
...of Virginia, eager to argue the excesses of liberal judges. George F. Allen, a fellow member of the Class of 1977, wore cowboy...Steven Agee, a Roanoke Republican, and Charles C. Lacy, a Wythe County Democrat. The class continued the University of Virginia...
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Signers Answer the Call to Serve
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 4, 2002
Subjects: Harrison, Benjamin, Jefferson, Thomas
...them have interesting stories. Take George Wythe. Wythe might have played as big a...Maryland and Virginia signers. Wythe began his public career in law. He...portion of the estate. The relative, George Sweeney, was acquitted, as the only...
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GHOSTS: Colonial Past Haunts Williamsburg
Newspaper article by Rick Britton; The Washington Times, October 28, 1999
Subjects: Colonial Williamsburg
...Colonial Williamsburgs George Wythe House sits adjacent to Bruton Parish...Governors Mansion. Born in 1726, Wythe was a brilliant man, a professor...John Marshall. Two visitors to the Wythe household in the mid-1700s were Mecklenburg...
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Bishop Plumbs the Woes of Women with Painful Pasts: Popular Books Address Reservoir of Hidden Suffering
Newspaper article by Julia Duin; The Washington Times, August 11, 1998
...announced the Beatles were coming," said bookstore manager Scott Wythe. "There were shrieks and everything. It was pretty exciting...convention in Dallas. He is on a first-name basis with Texas Gov. George W. Bush. His books are sold in supermarkets. Mr. Jakes...
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encyclopedia articles on: Wythe George  - 6 results

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Wythe, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WYTHE, GEORGE with, 1726 1806, American lawyer, signer...City co., Va. Admitted to the bar in 1746, Wythe was a member (1754 55, 1758 68) and clerk...delegate to the Continental Congress (1775 76). Wythe, aided by Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Pendleton...
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Jefferson, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...College of William and Mary (1762), he studied law under George Wythe . Revolutionary Leader In the colonial house of...each other, became openly antagonistic, and President George Washington was unable to reconcile them. In 1793, Jefferson...
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Clay, Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...stepfather secured (1792) for him a clerks position in the Virginia high court of chancery. There he gained the regard of George Wythe , who directed his reading. Clay also read law under Robert Brooke, attorney general of Virginia, and in 1797 he was...
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Declaration of Independence
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean, Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton...
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Pendleton, Edmund
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...independence from Britain. After independence he was elected speaker of the new house of delegates. With Thomas Jefferson and George Wythe he completed (1779) the revision of the states laws and was president of the court of appeals from 1779 to 1789 and...
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