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Theodorick BLAND, Congress, VA (1742-1790)

BLAND Theodorick , a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia; born at Cawsons, on the Appomattox River, near Petersburg, Prince George County, Va., March 21, 1742; was sent to England to be…

Joseph Platt COOKE, Congress, CT (1730-1816)

COOKE, Joseph Platt, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Stratford (now Bridgeport), Conn., on January 4, 1730; was graduated from Yale College in 1750; from 1763 to 1783 he represented the…

John COOPER, Congress, NJ (1729-1785)

COOPER, John, a Delegate from New Jersey; born near Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., February 5, 1729; received a liberal education; member of the committee of correspondence for Gloucester…

Nathan DANE, Congress, MA (1752-1835)

DANE, Nathan, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Ipswich, Mass., December 29, 1752; was graduated from Harvard College in 1778; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Abraham CLARK, Congress, NJ (1726-1794)

CLARK Abraham , a Delegate and a Representative from New Jersey; born near Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., February 15, 1726; attended private schools; studied law but never practiced;…

William BURNET, Congress, NJ (1730-1791)

BURNET, William, (father of Jacob Burnet), a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., December 2, 1730; was graduated from Princeton College in 1749; studied medicine in New York and…

John DAWSON, Congress, VA (1762-1814)

DAWSON John , a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia; born in that State in 1762; was graduated from Harvard University in 1782; studied law; was admitted to the bar, and practiced;…

Abner NASH, Congress, NC (1740-1786)

NASH, Abner, a Delegate from North Carolina; born at Templeton Manor, on the Appomattox River, near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., August 8, 1740; attended the rural schools in Virginia…

WILLIAMS, William, Congress, CT (1731-1811)

WILLIAMS, William, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 29, 1731; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Harvard College in 1751; studied theology for a year;…

Henry WYNKOOP, Congress, PA (1737-1816)

WYNKOOP Henry , a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pa., March 2, 1737; completed English and classical studies; member of the…