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HENRY BALDWIN
was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 14, 1780.
He attended Yale College and was graduated in 1797. He
moved immediately to Philadelphia, where he read law in
a law office and was soon admitted to the Pennsylvania
bar. He moved to Pittsburgh, where he established a law
practice with two partners. Baldwin also became joint
owner of a newspaper and other business enterprises. He
served on the City’s Public Safety Council during
the War of 1812. In 1816, Baldwin was elected to the United
States House of Representatives. He served as Chairman
of the House Committee on Domestic Manufacturers and was
twice re-elected but was forced to resign because of ill
health in 1822. Baldwin recovered and resumed his law
practice and business interests in 1824, along with his
civic activities and his role as an unofficial political
leader of Allegheny County. On January 4, 1830, President
Andrew Jackson nominated Baldwin to the Supreme Court
of the United States. The Senate confirmed the appointment
two days later. Baldwin served on the Supreme Court for
fourteen years. He died on April 21, 1844, at the age
of sixty-four. |
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