 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaJoseph GALLOWAY
(1731-1803)
GALLOWAY, Joseph, a
Delegate from Pennsylvania; born at West River, Anne Arundel
County, Md., 1731; moved with his father to Pennsylvania in 1740;
received a liberal schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar
and began practice in Philadelphia, Pa.; member of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives 1757-1775, and served as speaker
1766-1774; Member of the Continental Congress in 1774; signed the
nonimportation agreement, but was opposed to independence of the
Colonies and remained loyal to the King; in December 1776 joined
the British Army of General Howe in New York; moved to England in
1778; the same year the General Assembly of Pennsylvania convicted
him of high treason and confiscated his estates; died in Watford,
Herts, England, August 29, 1803.
Bibliography
Ferling, John E. The Loyalist Mind: Joseph Galloway and the
American Revolution. University Park: Pennsylvania State
University Press, 1977.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
