# William Paterson

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E37: The Tale of Two Tasmanias

In September 1803 Lieutenant John Bowen raised the Union Jack at Risdon Cove on the Derwent, founding the first European settlement in Van Diemen’s Land. The next year, Governor King in Sydney, under orders from London, sent Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson to command the proposed second settlem…

Did You Know?: The Judiciary Act of 1789

The Constitution created three branches of government — but in 1789, one of those branches still existed only on paper. In this Did You Know? bonus episode of the Voices of Life Podcast, Pastor David explores the moment when Congress brought the judicial branch to life by passing the Judiciary Act …

The Grand Convention - I Will Never Confederate

In the second week of June 1787, the small states stopped losing votes politely. David Brearley proposed erasing every state boundary and redrawing America into 13 equal parts. William Paterson declared New Jersey would never confederate on proportional representation — “I would rather submit to a …