In 1850 he became a Professor of Law at and reorganized the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served for 18 years.[1] He was Dean of the Law School from 1852 to 1868.[2] He was senior professor of law there until 1867, when he resigned his chair.
'During his tenure he was a respected author, editor and commentator.[4] In 1859, then Professor George Sharswood published through Childs and Peterson in Philadelphia a two-volume edition of Blackstone's Commentaries which weeded and gleaned the notes and commentaries of the prior English editors and added a treasure trove of new notes and observations on the application or divergence of the various sections of the Commentaries in America from the founding of the country to the Civil War, collecting American cases and references to Kent's Commentaries to illustrate his observations. This effort continued in subsequent editions after he became an Associate Justice, at least through the publication of an 1872 edition by Lippincott & Co. in 1872.[5]
Three volumes of handwritten letters from George Sharswood to his children, George and Jane, while the latter were on a tour of Europe, 1875-1876. The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
george, sharswood, july, 1810, 1883, pennsylvania, jurist, chief, justice, supreme, court, pennsylvania, also, dean, university, pennsylvania, school, portrait, john, neagleborn7, july, 1810, died28, 1883, aged, contents, biography, sources, references, extern. George Sharswood July 7 1810 May 28 1883 was a Pennsylvania jurist and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania He was also the Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School George Sharswoodportrait by John NeagleBorn7 July 1810 Died28 May 1883 aged 72 Contents 1 Biography 2 Sources 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditSharswood was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania He graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1828 On September 5 1831 he was admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1837 He was a district judge in Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1867 In 1850 he became a Professor of Law at and reorganized the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he served for 18 years 1 He was Dean of the Law School from 1852 to 1868 2 He was senior professor of law there until 1867 when he resigned his chair In 1851 he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society 3 During his tenure he was a respected author editor and commentator 4 In 1859 then Professor George Sharswood published through Childs and Peterson in Philadelphia a two volume edition of Blackstone s Commentaries which weeded and gleaned the notes and commentaries of the prior English editors and added a treasure trove of new notes and observations on the application or divergence of the various sections of the Commentaries in America from the founding of the country to the Civil War collecting American cases and references to Kent s Commentaries to illustrate his observations This effort continued in subsequent editions after he became an Associate Justice at least through the publication of an 1872 edition by Lippincott amp Co in 1872 5 He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1868 and was named Chief Justice in the court in 1879 He retired in 1882 1 Justice Sharswood is buried in Philadelphia s Laurel Hill Cemetery Section R Plots L501 amp 503 6 Sources EditPenn Law School Biography of George Sharswood by Samuel DicksonReferences Edit a b Faculty Fellowships Penn Law Brief Histories of the Schools of the University of Pennsylvania Law School University Archives and Records Center APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 04 14 Review Blackstone s Commentaries Sharswood Ed 1859 90 187 The North American Review April 1860 550 552 JSTOR 25107628 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Sharswood Associate Justice George 1872 Blackstone s Commentaries Philadelphia Lippincott amp Co The Political GraveyardExternal links EditPortrait at the University of Pennsylvania Three volumes of handwritten letters from George Sharswood to his children George and Jane while the latter were on a tour of Europe 1875 1876 The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections Works by George Sharswood at Project Gutenberg Works by or about George Sharswood at Internet ArchivePreceded bynone first Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School1852 1868 Succeeded byE Spencer MillerLegal officesPreceded byDaniel Agnew Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania1883 1887 Succeeded byUlysses Mercur This article about a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Sharswood amp oldid 1017850201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
