William Paca

Judge William Paca

Personal

Birthday:

10/31/1740

Birthplace:

Abingdon, MD

Date of Death:

10/13/1799

Place of Death:

Wye Island, MD

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1763-
Member, Lower House, Maryland Proprietary Assembly, 1767-1774
Delegate, First and Second Continental Congresses, 1774-1779
Signer of Declaration of Independence, 1776
State senator, Maryland, 1776-1777, 1778-1780
Judge, Maryland General Court, 1778
Judge, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1780-1782
Governor, Maryland, 1782-1785
State delegate, Maryland, 1786

Education

Name of School:

College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)

Degree:

M.A.

Degree Year:

1759

Name of School - Second:

Inner Temple, London, England

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1761

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Maryland

Court Name:

Maryland District Court

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

02/10/1790

Termination Date:

10/13/1799

Termination Reason:

Death