▁– ▁Ruth ' s ▁golden ▁A ster ▁- ▁T N ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A ster aceae ▁gener a ▁Category : A st ere ae ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁North ▁America <0x0A> </s> ▁Philip ▁Clay ton ▁P end leton ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁– ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Virginia ▁att orney , ▁plan ter , ▁politician ▁and ▁jur ist . ▁He ▁briefly ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Virginia ▁state ▁courts . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁in ▁Ber keley ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁( now ▁West ▁Virginia ), ▁P end leton ▁attended ▁Dick inson ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁( now ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ), ▁then ▁read ▁law ▁circa ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁P end leton ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁bar ▁around ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁what ▁became ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Pan handle ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁judge . ▁He ▁also ▁far med ▁using ▁ens la ved ▁labor . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census , ▁he ▁owned ▁ 3 ▁slaves , ▁which ▁number ▁grew ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁slaves ▁in