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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28 April 1759 Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
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12 April 1836 (aged 76) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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