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Revision as of 23:39, 25 June 2014
Joseph Borden McKean | |
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| 3rd Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 10, 1800 – July 22, 1808 | |
| Preceded by | Jared Ingersoll |
| Succeeded by | Mahlon Dickerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1764 New Castle, Delaware |
| Died | September 3, 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Spouse | Hannah Miles |
| Children | 8 survived to adulthood |
| Alma mater | Academy of Philadelphia |
| Profession | Attorney, Judge |
Joseph Borden McKean (July 28, 1764–September 3, 1826) was a distinguished Philadelphia lawyer and judge. He served as state Pennsylvania Attorney General when appointed by his father, Governor Thomas McKean, and like his father, also served as presiding judge of the District Court of Philadelphia
Biography and career
McKean was the first child of Thomas McKean and Mary Borden. Mary died in 1773 when Joseph was 9, and upon remarriage, the family moved to Philadelphia. During the War the elder McKean was a prominent patriot—among other things, he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence—and the family was given the house of a vacated Brit.[1]
McKean attended the Academy of Philadelphia, graduating in 1782.[2] He was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in 1785.[2]
McKean served as state Attorney General (1800–1808) appointed by his father, the governor, and later served (1814–1826) as a justice on the city of Philadelphia District Court, including two terms as presiding judge (1818–1821, 1825–1826).[3]
Like his father, McKean served as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania (1794–1826).[2] They served jointly until his father's death in 1817.
Marriage and children
McKean married Hannah Miles in 1786. Their children were Mary, Catherine,[4] Samuel Miles, Thomas,[4] Joseph Kirkbridge, Elizabeth, Ann,[4] Letitia,[4] William Wister, Letitia Henrietta, Caroline, Adeline Julia.[5]
Joseph would study law, but not practice, ending up working for the Federal Treasury. William joined the navy at a young age, and ended up as an officer with the rank of Commodore.[6]
Hannah survived her husband by 19 years, dying in 1845.
References
- ^ Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs. Vol. Volume 3. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1911. p. 1185.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b c "University of Pennsylvania Archives".
- ^ Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker (1896). "Appendix: Congress Hall, Philadelphia". Report of the Second Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. p. 246.
- ^ a b c d Died young.
- ^ Cornelius McKean (1902). McKean Genealogies, from the Early Settlement of McKeans Or McKeens in America to the Present Time, 1902. Des Moines, Iowa: The Kenyon Printing & Mfg. Co. pp. 118–9.
- ^ Cornelius McKean (1902). McKean Genealogies, from the Early Settlement of McKeans Or McKeens in America to the Present Time, 1902. Des Moines, Iowa: The Kenyon Printing & Mfg. Co. pp. 124–8.
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