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==Political Career==
==Political Career==
Early in his career, Paterson embraced the cause of independence. He served as the secretary of New Jersey's Provincial Congress from 1775-1776, and also served as a delegate to New Jersey's first constitutional convention. During the [[Revolutionary War]], he served on New Jersey's [[Council of Safety]]. In 1776, he assumed the post of [[Attorney General]] for New Jersey, declining appointment to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1780 because of his responsibilities. <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/paterson.htm</ref>
Early in his career, Paterson embraced the cause of independence. He served as the secretary of New Jersey's Provincial Congress from 1775-1776, and also served as a delegate to New Jersey's first constitutional convention. During the [[Revolutionary War]], he served on New Jersey's [[Council of Safety]]. In 1776, he assumed the post of [[Attorney General]] for New Jersey, declining appointment to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1780 because of his responsibilities. <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/paterson.htm</ref>
==Constitutional Convention==
==Constitutional Convention==
Paterson played a critical role in the creation of the [[United States Constitution]]. As co-author of the [[New Jersey Plan]], he called for an equal voice for all states in the national legislature. Eventually, a compromise was reached between this plan and the [[Virginia Plan]] proposed by those who felt that representation should be based on population; the result was the bicameral [[Congress]] we know today.
Other members of the New Jersey delegation to the Convention were [[Jonathan Dayton]], [[William Houston]], [[William Livingston]], and [[David Brearley]].
==Later Political Service==
==Later Political Service==
In 1790 he resigned from the Senate in order to serve as Governor of New Jersey. Paterson served in that capacity until 1793, when he resigned to become an associate justice of the Supreme Court--a position he held until his death in 1806. As a Supreme Court justice, Paterson continued to support states' rights and the principle of a government which was subordinate to the law. <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/paterson.htm</ref>
In 1790 he resigned from the Senate in order to serve as Governor of New Jersey. Paterson served in that capacity until 1793, when he resigned to become an associate justice of the Supreme Court--a position he held until his death in 1806. As a Supreme Court justice, Paterson continued to support states' rights and the principle of a government which was subordinate to the law. <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/paterson.htm</ref>
==Death==
==Death==
William Paterson died on September 9, 1806, in Albany, New York. He was interred in the family vault at Van Rensselear Manor; later, upon the destruction of the house, he was reinterred in Albany Rural Cemetery.
William Paterson died on September 9, 1806, in Albany, New York. He was interred in the family vault at Van Rensselear Manor; later, upon the destruction of the house, he was reinterred in Albany Rural Cemetery.
==References==
==References==