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Wythe, George (1726–1806)

US judge and law educator. He was the first professor of law in the USA (1779–90), at the College of William and Mary, teaching John Marshall, James Monroe, Henry Clay, and others who would become influential lawyers and government officials. Born in Hampton, Virginia, he served as the colony of Virginia's attorney general and in the House of Burgesses, but he opposed Britain's Stamp Act (1764) and was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was sole justice of Virginia's High Court (1789–1801) and defended judicial review. He died from poisoning by a grandnephew seeking to secure a legacy.



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This probably wouldn't seem to be a remarkable honor except that George Wythe wasn't present at the momentous occasion on August 2, 1776, when the other members of the Second Continental Congress signed their names to the noble resolution passed on July 4, 1776.
Teacher of Liberty: classically trained at his mother's knee, George ... by Wolverton, Joe J.D., II / The New American
George Wythe, the renowned Virginian who would come to be known as the "Teacher of Liberty," was himself taught to appreciate the writings of the ancients at home by his mother.
The Founding Fathers & the classics: the stream of classical history ... by Wolverton, Joe, II / The New American
Henry needed three signatures, and George Wythe refused to sign.
Liberty's son of thunder: Patrick Henry's words were his most potent ... by Eddlem, Thomas R. / The New American
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