David Brearly (June 11, 1745-August 16, 1790) was a signer of the Constitution of the United States of America. He served as a Colonel in the Revolutionary Army, was appointed Federal Judge in New Jersey by President George Washington and served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
David Brearly attended Princeton University, where he was under the instruction of the Reverend John Witherspoon, one of the nation's premier theologians and legal experts. He was admitted to the bar in 1767 and was so outspoken for the cause of liberty that he was arrested for "high treason" against Britain. David Brearly was also active in many areas of religion, being:
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1745DB001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). David Brearly. Biographical description. Dorothy McGee, Framers of the Constitution (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1968), p. 133. Tim LaHaye, Faith of Our Founding Fathers (Brentwood, TN: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Publishers, Inc., 1987), pp. 151-152.