Search results
Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions.
Philip P. Barbour was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1836–41) and political figure known for his advocacy of states’ rights and strict construction of the U.S. Constitution. Barbour practiced law in Virginia from 1802 until he was elected to the state’s House of Delegates.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
He served on the Supreme Court for four years and died on February 25, 1841, at the age of fifty-seven. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Philip P. Barbour.
Philip Pendleton Barbour was an advocate for states’ rights and for rigid construction of the United States Constitution. Barbour was born on May 25, 1783 to German immigrants in Virginia. After attending public schools, he began reading law at the age of seventeen.
Philip P. Barbour was appointed to the Supreme Court by andrew jackson in December 1835 to fill the seat vacated by gabriel duvall. Born into Virginia's slaveholding plantation elite, Barbour held constitutional values that promoted the interest of that class.
Philip Pendleton Barbour, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was a strong advocate of states' rights and the strict construction of the Constitution. "What is settled by the Constitution cannot be altered by law."
U.S. lawyer and politician Philip Barbour was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1836 to 1841. He was known for his advocacy of states’ rights and for limiting judicial interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
