Gunning Bedford Jr. (1742–1812) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Delaware. He was a signer of the United States Constitution and a delegate to the Continental Congress. Bedford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and educated at the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania). He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1763. He served as a member of the Delaware General Assembly from 1776 to 1779 and was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1783. In 1787, Bedford was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He was one of the signers of the United States Constitution. He was also a member of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1793 to 1812. Bedford died in 1812 in Wilmington, Delaware. He is buried in the Old Swedes Church Cemetery in Wilmington.
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