![]() ![]() That notwithstanding, the Constitution got signed. There was however a great compromise based on his argument for an equal system of authority. ![]() In this forum, he came up with the idea about unicameral law body, with similar representation from every State. He attended the Constitutional Convection in Philadelphia. It is at such a time that he established himself as the USA most prominent lawyers. As a delegate, he served the first three Provincial Congresses where he came up with the New Jersey State Constitution in 1776.Īfter the freedom/independence of the United States of America, Paterson became an Attorney General who maintained law and order. In his early age, he became a Somerset County, New Jersey delegate through selection. He was a great supporter of the American Independence. He went through law education with Richard Stockton, a prominent lawyer, and later was admitted to the bar. ![]() At the age of 14, he joined Princeton University. When he was two years old, he moved to USA. He was born on 24th December 1745 in Northern Ireland. His period as a governor ended after a span of three years. In 1770, he became the second governor of New Jersey. William Paterson is credited as a signer of the Constitution of the United States of America, an Associate Justice of US Supreme Court and a New Jersey statesman. ![]()
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