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| − | '''William Paca''' (b. October 31, 1740; d. October 23, 1799) was a founding father of [[America]], he was a lawyer, Annapolis mayor, vestryman of St. Anne's Church, a state legislator, [[Maryland]] delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Also, Chief Justice, Federal District Judge and three-term Governor of Maryland. | + | '''William Paca''' (October 31, 1740 – October 23, 1799) was a founding father of [[America]], he was a lawyer, Annapolis mayor, vestryman of St. Anne's Church, a state legislator, [[Maryland]] delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Also, Chief Justice, Federal District Judge and three-term Governor of Maryland. |
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| − | Paca was born in Abington, Maryland and was home schooled until attending Philadelphia College at age fifteen. <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/paca.htm Willaim Paca, USHistory.org]</ref> He graduated with a Masters Degree and studied law in Annapolis. For his law studies he would attend training at the Inner Temple in London, [[England]]. In 1763, Paca would marry the prominent Mary Chew. Mary died in 1774 and Paca would remarry to Ann Harrison. Paca had a total of six children. <ref>[http://virtualology.com/williampaca.org/ William Paca, Virtualology.com]</ref> | + | Paca was born in Abington, Maryland and was home schooled until attending Philadelphia College at age fifteen.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/paca.htm Willaim Paca, USHistory.org]</ref> He graduated with a Masters Degree and studied law in Annapolis. For his law studies he would attend training at the Inner Temple in London, [[England]]. In 1763, Paca would marry the prominent Mary Chew. Mary died in 1774 and Paca would remarry to Ann Harrison. Paca had a total of six children.<ref>[http://virtualology.com/williampaca.org/ William Paca, Virtualology.com]</ref> |
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| − | ==External Links== | + | ==External links== |
| | * [http://www.annapolis.org/index.asp?pageid=42 Tours of William Paca's estate] | | * [http://www.annapolis.org/index.asp?pageid=42 Tours of William Paca's estate] |
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