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William Rawle
Permanent ID:
15058
Call number:
250A_c4b1f20_001
Image Description:
Image of William Rawle.
William Rawle
(April 28, 1759 – April 12, 1836) was an
American
lawyer
in Philadelphia, who in 1791 was appointed as
United States district attorney
in
Pennsylvania
. He was a founder and first president of the
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
, president of the
Pennsylvania Abolition Society
, and for 40 years a
trustee
of the
University of Pennsylvania
.
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