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John Sergeant (1779-1852)

January 1, 2009
  • John Sergeant
     
  • John Sergeant
     

Education: Princeton College (studied law under Jared Ingersoll)

Admitted to Bar: July 1799

Professional Career:

  • Founding member of the Law Library Company of the City of Philadelphia; Director, 1814-1815
  • Deputy Attorney General for Chester and Philadelphia Counties, 1800
  • Pennsylvania Legislature, Member, 1808-1810
  • Member of Congress 1815-1823; 1827-1829; 1837-1841
  • Law Association of Philadelphia, Vice-Chancellor, 1836-1845; Chancellor, 1845-1852
  • National Republican candidate for Vice-President of the U.S., 1832
  • Pennsylvania Constitution, President, 1837-1838

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