Richard Birmingham

Richard Birmingham (? – c. 1726) was an American judge who served as Justice of the Colonial Delaware Supreme Court from 1713 to 1717.

Richard Birmingham
Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
In office
1714–1717
Preceded byJohn Healey
Succeeded byJasper Yeates
Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
In office
1713–1713
Personal details
BornUnknown
Diedc. 1726
Delaware

He was appointed an associate justice on October 3, 1713, and served in that capacity for less than half a year before being named chief justice on March 10, 1714, the position he served in until August 1, 1717.[1][2] He died in c. 1726.

References

  1. Scharf, John Thomas (1888). History of Delaware: 1609-1888. Richards, L. J. p. 562.
  2. "Delaware Judges". The Morning News. February 22, 1895 via Newspapers.com. open access


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