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Edward TELFAIR, Congress, GA (1735-1807)

TELFAIR, Edward, (father of Thomas Telfair), a Delegate from Georgia; born in “Town Head,“ Scotland, in 1735; was graduated from the Kirkcudbright Grammar School and subsequently acquired a…

LLOYD, Edward, Congress, MD (1744-1796)

LLOYD, Edward, (father of Edward Lloyd [1779-1834]), a Delegate from Maryland; born at “Wye House,” Talbot County, Md., December 15, 1744; completed preparatory studies; member of the lower…

Isaac LOW, Congress, NY (1735-1791)

LOW, Isaac, a Delegate from New York; born at Raritan Landing, near New Brunswick, N.J., April 13, 1735; moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits; stamp-act commissioner for…

John LOWELL, Congress, MA (1743-1802)

LOWELL, John, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Newburyport, Mass., June 17, 1743; was graduated from Harvard College in 1760; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1762 and commenced…

Thomas LYNCH, Congress, SC (1727-1776)

LYNCH, Thomas, (father of Thomas Lynch, Jr.), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in St. James Parish, Berkeley County, S.C., in 1727; attended the common schools; engaged in planting, with…

LYNCH, Thomas, Congress, SC (1727-1776)

LYNCH, Thomas, (father of Thomas Lynch, Jr.), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in St. James Parish, Berkeley County, S.C., in 1727; attended the common schools; engaged in planting, with…

Henry MARCHANT, Congress, RI (1741-1796)

MARCHANT, Henry, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born at Marthas Vineyard, Mass., April 9, 1741; attended school in Newport, R.I., where his father had moved, and was graduated from Philadelphia…

John Morin SCOTT, Congress, NY (1730-1784)

SCOTT, John Morin, a Delegate from New York; born in New York City in 1730; attended the common schools; was graduated from Yale College in 1746; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1752…

Richard Dobbs SPAIGHT, Congress, NC (1758-1802)

SPAIGHT Richard Dobbs , a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., March 25, 1758; received his early schooling in Ireland and attended the University of Glasgow…

Robert ALEXANDER, Congress, MD (1740-1805)

ALEXANDER, Robert, a Delegate from Maryland; born on the family estate in Cecil County (now part of the city of Elkton), Md., around 1740; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced;…