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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsGeorge PARTRIDGE
(1740-1828)
PARTRIDGE, George, a
Delegate and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Duxbury,
Mass., February 8, 1740; was graduated from Harvard College in
1762; taught school in Kingston, Mass.; studied theology; delegate
to the Provincial Congress in 1774 and 1775; member of the state
house of representatives 1775-1779; sheriff of Plymouth County
1777-1812; Member of the Continental Congress 1779-1785; member of
the state house of representatives in 1788; elected as a
Pro-Administration candidate to the First Congress and served from
March 4, 1789, to August 14, 1790, when he resigned; endowed
Partridge Seminary in Duxbury; died in Duxbury, Plymouth County,
Mass., on July 7, 1828; interment in Mayflower Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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