Benjamin Chew

(1722-1810)

Pennsylvania Lawyer and Judge

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Benjamin Chew (November 19, 1722 – January 20, 1810) was a fifth-generation American, a Quaker-born legal scholar, a prominent and successful Philadelphia lawyer, head of the Pennsylvania Judiciary System under both Colony and Commonwealth, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania. Chew was well known for his precision and brevity in making legal arguments as well as his excellent memory, judgment, and knowledge of statutory law. His primary allegiance was to the supremacy of law and constitution.

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Born	19 November 1722 Anne Arundel County, Maryland United States
Died	20 January 1810 (aged 87) Cliveden, Germantown, Pennsylvania
Zodiac	Scorpio
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