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Egbert Benson  

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  • During the First Congress, Egbert Benson (1746–1833) proposed a change to James Madison's original wording of the Fourth Amendment that was subsequently passed to transform the amendment's meaning. Born in New York City, Egbert Benson studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York between 1772 and 1776. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Benson, Egbert]

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