Shall we end the month with another judge house trivia question? Who lived in the house at right, where is it, and why was he important?
Judge House Trivia
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The Wythe house in Williamsburg, so George Wythe?
Law professor to Jefferson, Tucker, and Marshall, namesake of W&M Law, and judge on the Virginia court of chancery.
Shannon! You got it. That didn't take long — about nine minutes. I think that's a record. Congratulations.
I feel like I cheated–I'm W&M law alum and when I lived in Williamsburg I ran through CW (and by George Wythe's house) frequently. Just glad you finally did one that I know (and happened to catch on my lunch!)
That's not cheating … that's relevant knowledge!
I think it is one of about four buildings in Colonial Williamsburg that are not reproductions.
Found your blog on Google Alert for George Wythe. I am writing a biography about this excellent man–America's forgotten Founding Father. Hope to finish the book this fall.
Suzanne Harman Munson
Richmond, VA
Suzanne (if I may), very much looking forward to reading your biography. You have likely already seen my colleague Wythe Holt's article on Chancellor Wythe in the Alabama Law Review back in 2007:
http://www.law.ua.edu/pubs/lrarticles/Volume%2058/Issue%205/Holt.pdf
You may also have seen Terry Meyers' important article on ideas about slavery in Williamsburg in the 18th century:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2033882