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David Brearley framer of the Constitution, justiceBorn: 1745 Birthplace: Spring Grove, N.J. A lieutenant colonel in the New Jersey Brigade during the Revolutionary War, Brearley became the chief justice of New Jersey before being selected to represent the state at the Constitutional Convention. There, he backed the rights of small states and chaired the Committee of Postponed Matters. Died: 1790Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. More on David Brearley from Infoplease:
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