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Andrew Hamilton (c.1676 – August 4, 1741) was a Scottish lawyer in the Thirteen Colonies who settled in Philadelphia. He was best known for his legal victory on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger .
After more than eight months in prison, Zenger went to trial, defended by the Philadelphia lawyer Andrew Hamilton and the New York lawyer William Smith, Sr. The case was now a cause célèbre, with the public interest at fever-pitch. Rebuffed repeatedly by chief justice James DeLancey during the trial, Hamilton decided to plead his client's ...
Zenger won his case and was acquitted by jury in 1735 under the counsel of Andrew Hamilton. Gouverneur Morris, a major contributor in the framing of the U.S. Constitution said, "The trial of Zenger in 1735 was the germ of American freedom, the morning star of that liberty which subsequently revolutionized America". [3]
Andrew Hamilton (lawyer) (1676–1741), attorney for John Peter Zenger in libel case, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Andrew Jackson Hamilton (1815–1875), US congressman and provisional governor of Texas
Andrew Jackson Hamilton (January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875) was an American politician during the third quarter of the 19th century. He was a lawyer, state representative, military governor of Texas, as well as the 11th Governor of Texas during Reconstruction .
A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate 's defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can move forward, but he threw out Tate ...
The Woody Guthrie song "Philadelphia lawyer" is based on a Philadelphia lawyer who ventures west, falls in love with a woman in Hollywood, and is betrayed by her. [3]New Zealand politician Winston Peters is known to refer to members of the press, such as Jack Tame, as a "Philadelphia lawyer" implying a negative connotation for being tricky and catching onto minute things.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts after dunking against the Washington Wizards during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.