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'''Bushrod Washington''' (1762-1829)was the nephew of President [[George Washington]], who sent him many letters containing fatherly advice. After George passed away, Bushrod made available of his uncle's letters for historical and public analysis.
'''Bushrod Washington''' (1762-1829)was the nephew of President [[George Washington]], who sent him many letters containing fatherly advice. After George passed away, Bushrod made available of his uncle's letters for historical and public analysis.
==Early Life==
He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the the son of John Augustine Washington, younger brother of [[General Washington]]. He graduated at William and Mary College in 1778; studied law in Philadelphia; practiced for a time in Westmoreland County county; and from 1780 until the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown served as a volunteer in Col. J. F. Mercer's troop of horse.
==Congressional Career==
In 1787 he became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and in the following year was a member of the Virginia state convention that ratified the Federal Constitution after the conclusion of the [[Constitutional Convention]].
==Supreme Court==
After serving in the Virginia state legislature, Bushrod became one of the youngest Associate Justices of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] when he was nominated at the age of 36 by President [[John Adams]], in 1799. He then served as a consistent ally of Chief Justice [[John Marshall]], with whom he had gone to law school.
After serving in the Virginia state legislature, Bushrod became one of the youngest Associate Justices of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] when he was nominated at the age of 36 by President [[John Adams]], in 1799. He then served as a consistent ally of Chief Justice [[John Marshall]], with whom he had gone to law school.
==Later Life==
Four years later, upon the death of Martha Washington, he inherited the mansion of Mount Vernon and part of the estate.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PGlOAPYsfrcC&pg=PA320 The New international encyclopaedia, Volume 20]</ref>
==Works==
* Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia (1798-99)
* Reports of Cases Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States, for the Third Circuit, from 1803 till 1827,
==References==
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