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William Paterson (December 24, 1745 – September 9, 1806) was an American statesman, lawyer, jurist, and signer of the United States Constitution. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the second governor of New Jersey, and a Founding Father of the United States.
William Paterson University is a top-ranked regional university in New Jersey, offering undergraduate and graduate programs on campus and online. Learn about its housing, commencement, diversity, and student success stories.
O coronel William Paterson ( Montrose, 10 de agosto de 1755 — Cabo Horn, 21 de junho de 1810) foi um soldado, explorador, vice-governador e botânico escocês mais conhecido por liderar os primeiros assentamentos em Port Dalrymple na Tasmânia.
Soon after independence was declared, Paterson was appointed New Jersey's first attorney general by Governor William Livingston. For the rest of the war he struggled successfully with the monumental task of maintaining law and order in the midst of a revolutionary war.
William Paterson was an Irish-born American jurist, one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. senator (1789–90), and governor of New Jersey (1790–93). He also served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1793 to 1806.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Founded in 1855 and named after American judge William Paterson, William Paterson is the third-oldest public institution in New Jersey. William Paterson offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees through its five academic colleges.
William Paterson (born April 1658, Tinwald, Dumfries, Scotland—died January 22, 1719) was a Scottish founder of the Bank of England, writer on economic issues, and the prime mover behind an unsuccessful Scottish settlement at Darién on the Isthmus of Panama.
