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22 Mil. L. Rev. [v] (1963)
William Tudor

handle is hein.journals/milrv22 and id is 5 raw text is: WILLIAM TUDOR Judge Advocate General 1775-1777 On 30 June 1775, the first Articles of War were enacted by the Continental Congress. Pursuant to those Articles, the position of Judge Advocate of the Army was created on 29 July 1775, and William Tudor, an eminent Boston lawyer, was appointed to the position on the same day. On 10 August 1776, he was designated Judge Advocate General and given the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army of the United States. William Tudor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 28 March 1750. At the age of sixteen, he entered Harvard College and in 1769, after compiling an outstanding scholastic record, was graduated valedictorian of his class. After graduating from Harvard he entered the office of John Adams, the then most prominent lawyer in New England, and pursued the study of law for the following three years. Adams and he became lifelong friends and correspondents. On 27 July 1772 he was admitted to the Bar of Suffolk, Massachusetts, and soon became a leader of the New England Bar. He became active in the cause of independence and joined the Continental Army shortly after Lexington. Although resigning the office of Judge Advocate General on 10 April 1777, he served in the field as a Lieutenant Colonel for the duration of the war. He resigned from the Army in 1778, brevetted a colonel. During the Revolutionary War Colonel Tudor received wide publicity for the marked ability with which he conducted the court-martial defense of Colonel David Hensley in January of 1778. Colonel Hensley was accused by General Burgoyne of cruelty to the British troops who had been taken prisoners of war after the Battle of Saratoga. Burgoyne was permitted by the court-martial to prosecute his charges personally. Despite the eloquence of Burgoyne, Colonel Tudor secured Hensley's acquittal. With the end of the Revolutionary War, Colonel Tudor resumed his practice of law. In 1796 his father died, leaving his son a large inheritance. Thereafter, Colonel Tudor gave up his law practice and until 1807 travelled extensively in Europe. During his European sojourn he was received by the King of England AGO 5714B

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