James Iredell Sr.

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James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American judge
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
statesman
appointedBy George Washington
burialPlace Edenton, North Carolina
linked to: Edenton
child James Iredell Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1751-10-05
dateOfDeath 1799-10-20
describedBySource Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
United States Supreme Court historical records
educatedAt self-taught in law
endTime 1799-10-20
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Iredell
givenName James
honoredIn Iredell County, North Carolina
linked to: Iredell County

Iredell House historic site in Edenton
legalPhilosophy support for strong but limited federal judiciary
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Federalist Party
linked to: Federalists

Supreme Court of the United States
movement American Federalism
linked to: New Federalism
notableFor arguments for constitutional supremacy over state laws
being one of the original justices of the U.S. Supreme Court
influential defenses of judicial review
notableWork Essays in support of the U.S. Constitution
Opinion in Chisholm v. Georgia
linked to: Chisholm v. Georgia
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
participantIn American constitutional debate over ratification
North Carolina ratifying convention debates
partOf early United States federal judiciary
placeOfBirth Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware Colony
linked to: Lewes, Delaware
placeOfDeath Edenton, North Carolina
linked to: Edenton
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General of North Carolina
religion Anglicanism
residence Edenton, North Carolina
linked to: Edenton
sexOrGender male
spouse Hannah Johnston Iredell
startTime 1790-05-12
workLocation Edenton, North Carolina
linked to: Edenton

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia

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North Carolina leaders includedLeader James Iredell Sr.
Chisholm v. Georgia (Supreme Court decision) dissentBy James Iredell
linked to: James Iredell Sr.
Chisholm v. Georgia dissentingJustice James Iredell
linked to: James Iredell Sr.
Hillsborough Convention of 1788 notableFederalistDelegate James Iredell
linked to: James Iredell Sr.
Iredell County namedAfter James Iredell
linked to: James Iredell Sr.
Iredell notableBearer James Iredell Sr.
Hannah Johnston Iredell spouse James Iredell Sr.
subject linked to: Iredell
Iredell County, North Carolina namedAfter James Iredell Sr.
subject linked to: Iredell
Hannah Johnston Iredell spouse James Iredell Sr.
James Iredell Jr. father James Iredell Sr.
Iredell House historic site significantPerson James Iredell Sr.
Drafting of the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 participant James Iredell
linked to: James Iredell Sr.
North Carolina Patriots notableMember James Iredell
linked to: James Iredell Sr.
Ellsworth Court era includesJustice James Iredell
linked to: James Iredell Sr.