George Sharswood

George Sharswood
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1837-1838
In office 1842-1843
Select council for Philadelphia
In office 1839-1840
Pennsylvania district judge
In office 1845-1867
Associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In office 1868-1879
Chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In office 1879-1882
Preceded by	Daniel Agnew
Succeeded by	Ulysses Mercur
Personal details
Born	(1810-07-07)July 7, 1810 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 28, 1883(1883-05-28) (aged 72)
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Education	University of Pennsylvania

George Sharswood (July 7, 1810 – May 28, 1883) was an American politician and judge. He served as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1837 to 1838 and 1842 to 1843. He served on the select council for Philadelphia from 1839 to 1840, as a district judge in Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1867, as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1868 to 1879 and as chief justice from 1879 to 1882. He was a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and served as Dean from 1852 to 1868.