Nathaniel Pendleton

Nathaniel Pendleton
Attorney General of Georgia
In office
1785–1786
Preceded by Samuel Stirk
Succeeded by Matthew McAllister
Personal details
Born October 27, 1756
New Kent County, Virginia
Died October 20, 1821(1821-10-20) (aged 64)
Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York
Resting place St. James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, New York
Occupation Lawyer and judge
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch Continental Army
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War

Nathaniel Pendleton (October 27, 1756 – October 20, 1821) was a lawyer and judge in the United States at the time of the American Revolutionary War and afterward.

Born in New Kent County, Virginia, Pendleton, whose uncle was Edmund Pendleton, read law to become a lawyer. He was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and later entered private practice in Savannah, Georgia until 1789. He was also the Attorney General of Georgia in 1785-1786. Pendleton was elected to both the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, and the Confederation Congress in 1789, but attended neither.[1][2]

He was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, to a new seat created by 1 Stat. 73, as Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Georgia. Pendleton was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received his commission that day. He resigned on September 1, 1796, and returned to private practice in Dutchess County, New York. At some point thereafter, he became a county judge for Dutchess County, and held that position until his death in Hyde Park, New York. In 1804, he served as a "second" to Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton’s duel with Aaron Burr.

Congressman Nathanael Greene Pendleton was Pendleton's son.[3]

In the musical Hamilton, Pendleton's role in the duel is referenced in the song "The World Was Wide Enough".

References

  1. ↑ The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States
  2. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  3. ↑ A Guide to the Pendleton Family Papers, 1775-1881

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Newly created seat		 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia
September 26, 1789 – September 1, 1796		 Succeeded by
Joseph Clay, Jr.


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