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John HATHORN, Congress, NY (1749-1825)

HATHORN John , a Representative from New York; born in Wilmington, Del., January 9, 1749; completed preparatory studies; surveyor by profession and a school teacher; captain of the Colonial…

HENRY, John, Congress, MD (1750-1798)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1797 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist HENRY John , a Delegate and a Senator from Maryland; born at 'Weston,' on the Nanticoke River, near Vienna, Dorchester…

HENRY, William, Congress, PA (1729-1786)

HENRY, William, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born near Downington, Chester County, Pa., May 19, 1729; attended the common schools; worked as a gunsmith; justice of the court of common pleas of…

John FELL, Congress, NJ (1721-1798)

FELL, John, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in New York City, February 5, 1721; attended the public schools; engaged in overseas commerce and also in agricultural pursuits; moved to Bergen…

James DUANE, Congress, NY (1733-1797)

DUANE, James, a Delegate from New York; born in New York City February 6, 1733; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar August 3, 1754; clerk of the chancery court…

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…

James McHENRY, Congress, MD (1753-1816)

McHENRY, James, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, November 16, 1753; pursued classical studies; immigrated to the United States about 1771 and settled in…

George READ, Congress, DE (1733-1798)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793 Party: Pro-Administration READ George , a Delegate and a Senator from Delaware; born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733; completed…

STOCKTON, Richard, Congress, NJ (1730-1781)

STOCKTON, Richard, (father of Richard Stockton [1764-1828], grandfather of Richard Stockton Field and Robert Field Stockton, and great-grandfather of John Potter Stockton), a Delegate from New…

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…