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    Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747 – March 30, 1812) was an American Founding Father, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (Continental Congress), Attorney...
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  • Gunning Bedford may refer to: Gunning Bedford Sr. (1742–1797), American lawyer and Governor of Delaware Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747–1812), American lawyer...
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    Gunning Bedford Sr. (April 7, 1742 – September 30, 1797) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was...
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  • Look up gunning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gunning or Gunnin' can refer to: Gunning, New South Wales, Australia, a town on the Old Hume Highway...
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    of governor, after the lieutenant governor and secretary of state. Gunning Bedford Jr. was the first holder of the office after American independence. The...
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  • Senator Bedford may refer to: Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747–1812), Delaware State Senate Gunning Bedford Sr. (1742–1797), Delaware State Senate Olivia Cajero...
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    that proportional representation would be unfair to their states. Gunning Bedford Jr. of Delaware notoriously threatened on behalf of the small states...
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    point, exemplified by comments made on June 30 by Gunning Bedford Jr. As reported by Robert Yates, Bedford stated: I do not, gentlemen, trust you. If you...
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    this stone house is notable as the home of U.S. Founding Father Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747-1812), a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and a signer...
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    delegates to the proposed constitutional convention. Richard Bassett, Gunning Bedford Jr., Jacob Broom, and John Dickinson, and George Read will attend. February...
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    Joseph Warren, John Wentworth Jr., William Williams Princeton University (The College of New Jersey): Gunning Bedford Jr., William Richardson Davie, Jonathan...
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    that the small states would either refuse to join the Union, or, as Gunning Bedford Jr. of Delaware threatened, "the small ones w[ould] find some foreign...
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    Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris Delaware George Read Gunning Bedford Jr. John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Maryland James McHenry...
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    Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris Delaware George Read Gunning Bedford Jr. John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Maryland James McHenry...
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    Project at Yale Law School. Retrieved April 16, 2016. Wright Jr., Robert K.; MacGregor Jr., Morris J. "Appendix A: The Annapolis Convention". Soldier-Statesmen...
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    and Records Administration. Retrieved April 16, 2016. Wright Jr., Robert K.; MacGregor Jr., Morris J. (1987). "Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution"....
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    Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris Delaware George Read Gunning Bedford Jr. John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Maryland James McHenry...
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    Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris Delaware George Read Gunning Bedford Jr. John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Maryland James McHenry...
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    army. The first mustermaster was Stephen Moylan. He was followed by Gunning Bedford Jr. 1776–1777 and Joseph Ward. Units of the Continental Army were assigned...
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  • States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge Gunning Bedford Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1812, and...
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    (1). University of Maryland School of Law: 12–20. Pdf. Carter, William M. Jr. (2011). "The Thirteenth Amendment, interest convergence, and the badges and...
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  • constitution for the state of Delaware. He bought a house built for Gunning Bedford Jr., a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787. In this...
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    for President and Vice President. George Mitchell, John Baning, and Gunning Bedford Jr. served as electors. George Washington and John Jay both received...
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    Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris Delaware George Read Gunning Bedford Jr. John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Maryland James McHenry...
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    service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination 1 Gunning Bedford Jr. DE 1747–1812 1789–1812 — — Washington death 2 John Fisher DE 1771–1823...
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    Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved May 2, 2019. Wright, Robert K. Jr.; MacGregor, Morris J. Jr. (1987). "Roger Sherman". Soldier–Statesmen of the Constitution...
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  • 1886 Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747–1812), signer of the U.S. Constitution; first Grand Master of Masons in Delaware William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford, British...
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    Senate. In 1812, upon hearing of the death of U.S. District Judge Gunning Bedford Jr., Read wrote a letter to President James Madison seeking to be appointed...
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  • Jared Ingersoll James Wilson Gouverneur Morris Delaware George Read Gunning Bedford Jr. John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jacob Broom Maryland James McHenry...
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    its delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, along with Gunning Bedford Jr., Richard Bassett, George Read, and Jacob Broom. There, he supported...
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