biography
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| (1780–1875)
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| biography:
| Lawyer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. For nearly 30 years he was leader of the Pennsylvania bar and held several offices, including a term in the US House of Representatives (Whig, Pennsylvania, 1833–5). His two great cases were Lyle v. Richards (1823) on real property, and Vidal v. Philadelphia (1844) on the Girard trust, argued against Daniel Webster. He later wrote legal and historical works. |
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