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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MarylandJames McHENRY
(1753-1816)
McHENRY, James, a Delegate
from Maryland; born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, November
16, 1753; pursued classical studies; immigrated to the United
States about 1771 and settled in Philadelphia, Pa.; attended Newark
Academy in Delaware; studied medicine under Dr. Benjamin Rush,
Philadelphia, Pa.; during the Revolution was appointed assistant
surgeon in 1776 and later surgeon in the Fifth Pennsylvania
Battalion; secretary to General Washington 1778-1780; appointed in
1780 on the staff of General Lafayette and served in that capacity
until the end of the war; member of the State senate 1781-1786;
Member of the Continental Congress 1783-1785; delegate to the
Federal Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787;
appointed Secretary of War in the Cabinet of Presidents Washington
and Adams and served from January 29, 1796, to May 13, 1800;
resided at “Fayetteville,” his country estate, near
Baltimore, Md., until his death on May 3, 1816; interment in
Westminster (Presbyterian) Churchyard, Baltimore, Md.
Bibliography
Steiner, Bernard C. The Life and Correspondence of James
McHenry, Secretary of War under Washington and Adams. 1907.
Reprint, New York: Arno Press, 1979.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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