Jacob Rush (1746/47–1820) was an American jurist.

Life

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Jacob Rush, brother of Benjamin Rush, was born near Philadelphia,[1] perhaps in Byberry Township,[2] Pennsylvania, about December, 1746, or January, 1747.[1] He was graduated at Princeton in 1765, settled in the practice of law in Philadelphia, was a judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania in 1784–1806, president of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia in 1806–20, and at an earlier date was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.[1][2]

In the controversy between Joseph Reed and John Dickinson as to the character of Benedict Arnold, Judge Rush espoused the latter's cause,[1] defending Arnold against the charges of Reed in 1779.[2] Princeton gave him the degree LL.D. in 1804. He died in Philadelphia on January 5, 1820.[1][2]

Works

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His publications include:

  1. Resolve in Committee Chamber 6 Dec., 1774 (Philadelphia, 1774);[1]
  2. Charges on Moral and Religious Subjects (1803);[1][2]
  3. Character of Christ (1806);[1][2]
  4. Christian Baptism (1819).[1][2]

His daughter, Rebecca, published Kelroy, a novel (Philadelphia, 1812).[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wilson; Fiske 1900, p. 350.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h White, ed. 1894, p. 150.

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