In the controversy between Joseph Reed and John Dickinson as to the character of Benedict Arnold, Judge Rush espoused the latter's cause,[1] defending Arnold against the charges of Reed in 1779.[2] Princeton gave him the degree LL.D. in 1804. He died in Philadelphia on January 5, 1820.[1][2]
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His publications include:
Resolve in Committee Chamber 6 Dec., 1774 (Philadelphia, 1774);[1]
Charges on Moral and Religious Subjects (1803);[1][2]
jacob, rush, jurist, jacob, rush, 1746, 1820, american, jurist, contents, life, works, references, sources, external, linkslife, editjacob, rush, brother, benjamin, rush, born, near, philadelphia, perhaps, byberry, township, pennsylvania, about, december, 1746. Jacob Rush 1746 47 1820 was an American jurist Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editJacob Rush brother of Benjamin Rush was born near Philadelphia 1 perhaps in Byberry Township 2 Pennsylvania about December 1746 or January 1747 1 He was graduated at Princeton in 1765 settled in the practice of law in Philadelphia was a judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania in 1784 1806 president of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia in 1806 20 and at an earlier date was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1 2 In the controversy between Joseph Reed and John Dickinson as to the character of Benedict Arnold Judge Rush espoused the latter s cause 1 defending Arnold against the charges of Reed in 1779 2 Princeton gave him the degree LL D in 1804 He died in Philadelphia on January 5 1820 1 2 Works editHis publications include Resolve in Committee Chamber 6 Dec 1774 Philadelphia 1774 1 Charges on Moral and Religious Subjects 1803 1 2 Character of Christ 1806 1 2 Christian Baptism 1819 1 2 His daughter Rebecca published Kelroy a novel Philadelphia 1812 1 2 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Wilson Fiske 1900 p 350 a b c d e f g h White ed 1894 p 150 Sources edit nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain White James Terry ed 1894 Rush Jacob The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol 5 New York James T White amp Co p 150 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1900 Rush Jacob Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol 5 Rev ed New York D Appleton amp Co p 350 External links editOckerbloom John Mark ed Rush Jacob 1747 1820 The Online Books Page Retrieved 29 August 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacob Rush jurist amp oldid 1143978186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
