George Wythe (/ wɪθ /; 1726 – June 8, 1806) [1][2] was an American academic, scholar, and judge who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

George Wythe sits in profile in this twentieth-century copy of an earlier sketch made from life of the Virginia law professor and statesman.

May 18, 2012 · George Wythe (1726 – June 8, 1806) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence who served as a delegate of the Commonwealth of Virginia. While his name tends to be left off of the pages of the history books, he was one of the more influential founders of the Second Continental Congress.

George Wythe was of medium height, well proportioned, unostentatious in appearance and habits, polite and courteous in address. He had blue eyes, a high forehead, and arched brows, along with a solemn and serious demeanor.

Oct 8, 2024 · It was a sensational murder trial. The victim was George Wythe — teacher of Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall and Henry Clay, a man so admired by his fellow Virginians that they left room for his signature on the Declaration of …

Jan 22, 2020 · Robert Weathers has been working as a first-person interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg since January 2008 and premiers this fall as Nation Builder George Wythe. When he is not in breeches, he can often be found wearing shorts no matter the weather, and riding roller coasters with his wife Kaitlyn.

Despite what Jefferson tells us, there is a portrait identified as Wythe—in miniature—in the collection of the R.W. Norton Art Gallery, in Shreveport, Louisiana, attributed to Henry Benbridge (1743 – 1812). A watercolor on ivory, 1½ inches tall × 1¼ wide, the miniature depicts Wythe as a …

Jan 1, 2025 · George Wythe, American jurist who was one of the first judges in the United States to state the principle that a court can invalidate a law considered to be unconstitutional. He was probably the first great American law teacher; his pupils included Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and Henry Clay.

Sep 10, 2024 · George Wythe is preeminent in the list of Virginia's revolutionary founding fathers, and his life and careers as a teacher and judge gave him the opportunity to have a profound impact on the history of the Commonwealth and the United States.

Convention Contributions: Wythe started off as the chair of the Rules committee, but soon fell to nigh insignificance in the convention. He left early, not signing the Constitution.