Gunning Bedford Jr.

Gunning Bedford Jr.
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office September 26, 1789 – March 30, 1812
Appointed by	George Washington
Preceded by	Seat established by 1 Stat. 73
Succeeded by	John Fisher
Delegate to the Continental Congress from Delaware
In office October 26, 1784 – October 27, 1786
In office February 1, 1783 – April 8, 1784
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Born	Gunning Bedford Jr. 1747 (1747) Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died	March 30, 1812(1812-03-30) (aged 64–65) Wilmington, Delaware, US
Resting place	Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery Wilmington, Delaware
Relatives	Gunning Bedford Sr.; Gertrude Franklin
Education	Princeton University read law
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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 General of Delaware, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 which drafted the United States Constitution, a signer of the United States Constitution, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.