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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsNathaniel GORHAM
(1738-1796)
GORHAM, Nathaniel, (father
of Benjamin Gorham), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in
Charlestown, Mass., May 27, 1738; attended the public schools;
engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the provincial
legislature 1771-1775; delegate to the Provincial Congress in 1774
and 1775; member of the board of war 1778-1781; delegate to the
State constitutional convention in 1779; served in the State senate
in 1780 and 1781; Member of the Continental Congress in 1782, 1783,
1786, 1787, and 1789, and was its president from June 6, 1786, to
February 2, 1787; delegate to the Federal Convention at
Philadelphia in 1787; delegate to the State constitutional
convention which ratified the Federal Constitution in 1788; judge
of the court of common pleas from July 1, 1785, until his
resignation on May 31, 1796; interested in the purchase and
settlement of lands in the Genesee Valley, N.Y.; died in
Charlestown, Mass., June 11, 1796; interment in Phipps Street
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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