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Williamsburg George Wythe House
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Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. A pure example of Georgian architecture, the house is one of eighty-eight original buildings in Williamsburg. George Wythe was renowned as a lawyer in his day, with numerous public office accolades. He taught law to Thomas Jefferson, was mayor of Williamsburg, a member of the House of Burgesses, delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, first law professor in the US, and a framer of the US Constitution.

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