Bushrod Washington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bushrod Washington

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; Nephew of George Washington

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1762

Place of Birth: Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1829

Profession: judge

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bushrod Washington (June 5, 1762 – November 26, 1829) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1798 to 1829.
On the Supreme Court, he was a staunch ally of Chief Justice John Marshall.
Washington was also a co-founder and the president of the American Colonization Society, which intended to promote emigration of freed slaves and free blacks to Africa.
The nephew of American founding father and President George Washington, he inherited his uncle's papers and Mount Vernon, taking possession in 1802 after the death of Martha Washington, his uncle's widow.