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Nathaniel PEABODY, Congress, NH (1741-1823)
PEABODY, Nathaniel, a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Topsfield, Essex County, Mass., March 1, 1741; tutored by his father; studied medicine; commenced practice in Plaistow, N.H., in 1761…SULLIVAN, John, Congress, NH (1740-1795)
SULLIVAN, John, (brother of James Sullivan and father of George Sullivan), a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Somersworth, N.H., February 17, 1740; received a limited education; studied law…Paine WINGATE, Congress, NH (1739-1838)
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793 Party: Anti-Administration WINGATE Paine , a Delegate, a Senator, and a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Amesbury, Mass., May 14, 1739; graduated from…Alexander Hamilton
Great American statesman In the years after the Revolutionary war, Hamilton practiced law. He often defended pro-British Loyalists. Not only did he feel it was time to put the…Philip LIVINGSTON, Congress, NY (1716-1778)
LIVINGSTON, Philip, (brother of William Livingston, cousin of Edward Livingston and Robert R. Livingston, and uncle of Walter Livingston), a Delegate from New York; born in Albany, N.Y.,…William BINGHAM, Congress, PA (1752-1804)
Senate Years of Service: 1795-1801 Party: Federalist BINGHAM William , a Delegate and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 8, 1752; was graduated from Philadelphia…HANCOCK, John, Congress, MA (1737-1793)
HANCOCK, John, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., January 12, 1737; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Harvard College in 1754; a selectman of Boston…CLAY, Joseph, Congress, GA (1741-1804)
CLAY, Joseph, (grandfather of William Henry Stiles), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Beverly, Yorkshire, England, October 16, 1741; immigrated to the United States and in 1760 settled in…Caesar RODNEY, Congress, DE (1728-1784)
RODNEY, Caesar, (brother of Thomas Rodney, uncle of Caesar Augustus Rodney, and cousin of George Brydges Rodney), a Delegate from Delaware; born in Dover, Del., October 7, 1728; completed…Jonathan Dickinson SERGEANT, Congress, NJ (1746-1793)
SERGEANT, Jonathan Dickinson, (father of John Sergeant), a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., in 1746; moved with his parents to Princeton, N.J., in 1758; completed preparatory…