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George Wythe
George Wythe (1726 – June 8, 1806) was the first American law professor, a noted classics scholar and Virginia judge, as well as a prominent opponent of slavery.〔(Robert M. Cover, ''Justice Accused: Antislavery and the Judicial Process'' ), New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1975, pp. 51–5〕 The first of the seven Virginia signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, Wythe served as one of Virginia's representatives to the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention.〔(usconstitution.net Notes on the Constitution ), US Constitution〕 Wythe taught and was a mentor to Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Henry Clay and other men who became American leaders.〔Online site for (Colonial Williamsburg )〕
==Early life and education==
Wythe was born in 1726 at Chesterville, the plantation operated by three generations of the Wythe family in what was then Elizabeth City County but is now Hampton, Virginia. His maternal great-grandfather was George Keith, a Quaker minister and early opponent of African slavery, who returned to the Church of England but was sent back as a missionary to the East Coast before ultimately returning to England.〔Alonzo Thomas Dill, ''George Wythe, Teacher of Liberty'' (Williamsburg, 1979), 5〕 His mother, Margaret Walker of Kecoughtan, a learned woman probably raised as a Quaker, instilled a love of learning in her son. In his later years, Wythe became known for his outdated Quaker dress, as well as his gentle manner, which could cause even a surly dog to "unbend and wag his tail."〔Dill at p. 12 indirectly citing George Wythe Mumford.〕 After the early death of his father, Wythe probably attended grammar school in Williamsburg before beginning legal training in the office of his uncle, Stephen Dewey, in Prince George County.
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