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Christopher GADSDEN, Congress, SC (1723-1805)
GADSDEN, Christopher, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., February 16, 1723; attended schools in England; employed in a commercial house in Philadelphia, Pa., 1742-1745;…Joseph BREVARD, Congress, SC (1766-1821)
BREVARD Joseph , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Iredell, Iredell County, N.C., July 19, 1766; entered the Continental Army when still a boy; was commissioned lieutenant in the…Jonathan TRUMBULL, Jr., Congress, CT (1740-1809)
Senate Years of Service: 1795-1796 Party: Federalist TRUMBULL Jonathan, Jr. , a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 26, 1740; graduated from Harvard College…James Mitchell VARNUM, Congress, RI (1748-1789)
VARNUM, James Mitchell, (brother of Joseph Bradley Varnum), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Dracut, Middlesex County, Mass., December 17, 1748; was graduated from the College of Rhode…Daniel MORGAN, Congress, VA (1736-1802)
MORGAN Daniel , a Representative from Virginia; born near Junction, Hunterdon County, N.J., in 1736; moved to Charles Town, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1754; served with the Colonial forces…Greene, Nathanael
(Encyclopedia) Greene, Nathanael, 1742–86, American Revolutionary general, b. Potowomut (now Warwick), R.I. An iron founder, he became active in colonial politics and served (1770–72, 1775) in the…Alexander McDOUGALL, Congress, NY (1731-1786)
McDOUGALL, Alexander, a Delegate from New York; born in the Parish of Kildalton, on the island of Islay, Scotland, in 1731; immigrated to the United States in 1740, with his parents, who…Absalom TATOM, Congress, NC (1742-1802)
TATOM Absalom , a Representative from North Carolina; born in that State in 1742; sergeant in the Greenville (N.C.) Militia in 1763; during the Revolutionary War was commissioned first lieutenant…Samuel HAMMOND, Congress, GA (1757-1842)
HAMMOND Samuel , a Representative from Georgia; born in Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Va., September 21, 1757; attended the common schools; served as a volunteer under Governor Dunmore against…John ARCHER, Congress, MD (1741-1810)
ARCHER John , a Representative from Maryland; born near Churchville, Harford (then Baltimore) County, Md., May 5, 1741; attended the West Nottingham Academy in Cecil County and was graduated…Trending
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