Photo: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹¹

Hugh Henry Brackenridge

American judge

Hugh Henry Brackenridge (1748 – June 25, 1816) was an American writer, lawyer, judge, and justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Hugh Henry Brackenridge (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1748, died Jun 25, 1816.¹

About

A frontier citizen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, he founded both the Pittsburgh Academy, now the University of Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Gazette, still operating today as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hugh Henry Brackenridge, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

University of PittsburghFounder¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedPrinceton University³

Career

Occupation: judge, lawyer, writer, poet, novelist.⁶

Date not recordedFounded University of Pittsburgh⁴
Date not recordedJudge⁵

Personal life

Born1748, Campbeltown⁷
DiedJun 25, 1816, Carlisle⁸
CitizenshipUnited States⁹

Sources

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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge on Wikidata
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WikipediaHugh Henry Brackenridge on Wikipedia
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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge: Founded University of Pittsburgh, on Wikidata
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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge: Judge, on Wikidata
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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataHugh Henry Brackenridge: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataUniversity of Pittsburgh, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsHugh Henry Brackenridge photo by Gilbert Stuart, Public domain