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Richard Carey was from Elizabeth City County, Virginia. He studied law and then practiced in the county courts.
Owned Boldrup Plantation at some point after 1782.
Served in Fifth Virginia Convention in 1776 and on Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788.
Married Mary Cole, daughter of William Cole (burgess).
Judicial career
In 1777, he was appointed as a judge of the court of admiralty where he soon became presiding judge. As a member of that court, he also became a member of the first Court of Appeals. In 1788, when the Court of Appeals was reorganized and was to have only five judges elected solely for that court, Carey was made a judge on the general court.
Death
He died in 1789.
References
- "Superior Court – Judicial Profiles". Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
- "The Carys of Warwick County, "Peartree Hall"". Warwick County Historical Society. January 14, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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