Richard Birmingham Explained

Richard Birmingham
Office:Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
Term Start:1714
Term End:1717
Office2:Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
Term Start2:1713
Term End2:1713
Predecessor:John Healey
Successor:Jasper Yeates
Birth Date:Unknown
Death Date:c. 1726
Death Place:Delaware

Richard Birmingham (? – c. 1726) was an American judge who served as Justice of the Colonial Delaware Supreme Court from 1713 to 1717.

He was appointed an associate justice on October 3, 1713, and served in that capacity for less than half a year before being named chief justice on March 10, 1714, the position he served in until August 1, 1717.[1] [2] He died in c. 1726.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 562. History of Delaware: 1609-1888. Scharf, John Thomas. 1888. Richards, L. J..
  2. News: Delaware Judges. The Morning News. Newspapers.com. February 22, 1895.