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George Read

  • born on a farm

    he grew up in Pennsylvania and went to school in Chester, Pennsylvania
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    life

  • law

    at this time George was 15 and studied law at the office of John Moland in Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia bar

    he was admitted to the Philadelphia bar after going to school and understanding politics
  • Delaware Committee of Correspondence

    he became a member after proving himself in the Philadelphia Bar
  • Elected to Continental Congress

    wanted him because he was the a great politician from Deleware
  • voted against independance

    he first thought that Britian and the colonies could work it out
  • president of the comittee that drafted the constitution

    made sure the decleration was written correctly
  • signed decleration of independance

    sighned it after helping write it
  • acting govenor of Deleware

    became Govenor after sighning the Decleration of Independance
  • became judge on the court of appeals

    became a judge after law school and stuff
  • chief justice of the state of Deleware

    after being sick for a while he recovered and then became CHief Justice for Deleware until he passed away