(1747-1812)
Like many of the Framers, Bedford was born into a large family.
A roommate of James Madison at the College of New Jersey, Bedford later studied law in Philadelphia.
Bedford moved to Delaware, where he practiced law and served the state as a legislator, representative to the Continental Congress, and attorney general.
Beford was a member of the committee that drafted the Great Compromise, representing the small states’ point of view.
After the Convention, Bedford spent many years as a federal district judge.
