(December 24, 1745\u2013September 9, 1806), was a jurist, politician and a signer of the United States Constitution. He served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1793\u20131806, having been appointed by President George Washington. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1787; a U.S. Senator, 1789\u201390; Governor of New Jersey after Governor Livingston died, 1790\u201393; New Jersey State Attorney General, 1776; member of the State Constitutional Convention, 1776; and a member of the New Jersey Provincial Congress, 1775. The people of his state esteemed him so much that they named the city of Paterson, New Jersey, after him.<\/p>\n
William Paterson moved from Ireland with his strong Presbyterian family when he was two years old. He attended Princeton University during a time when there was a strong evangelical movement (12 of his 18 classmates became ministers).<\/p>\n
An entry in William Paterson\u2019s personal journal, during a visit in 1776 to the West Indies, gives insight into his character:<\/p>\n
On my arrival in the West Indies in the year 1776, a new scene was opened to me for which I was little prepared, for I had previously lived with religious people, and my new acquaintances, and those with whom I was to transact business, were the reverse of this.<\/p>\n
No one went there to settle for life; all were in quest of fortune, to retire and spend it elsewhere; character was little thought of. Of course it required the utmost circumspection and caution to steer clear of difficulties.<\/p>\n
A kind superintending Providence, in this, as in many other concerns of my life, enabled me, however, to surmount every difficulty, young and inexperienced as I then was.1322<\/p>\n
On May 24, 1800, William Paterson stated:<\/p>\n
Religion and morality \u2026 [are] necessary to good government, good order, and good laws, for \u201cwhen the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.\u201d1323<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(December 24, 1745\u2013September 9, 1806), was a jurist, politician and a signer of the United States Constitution. He served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1793\u20131806, having been appointed by President George Washington. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1787; a U.S. Senator, 1789\u201390; Governor of New Jersey after Governor Livingston died, 1790\u201393; … Continue reading “PATERSON,
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