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Matthew THORNTON, Congress, NH (1714-1803)
THORNTON, Matthew, a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Ireland in 1714; immigrated to the United States in 1716 with his father, who settled in Wiscasset, Maine; moved to Worcester, Mass.;…James SCHUREMAN, Congress, NJ (1756-1824)
Senate Years of Service: 1799-1801 Party: Federalist SCHUREMAN James , a Delegate, a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in New Brunswick, N.J., February 12, 1756; attended the…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…James WHITE, Congress, TN (1749-1809)
WHITE James , a Delegate from North Carolina and from the Territory South of the River Ohio (now the State of Tennessee); born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 16, 1749; attended a Jesuit College in St…Henry WISNER, Congress, NY (1720-1790)
WISNER, Henry, a Delegate from New York; born near Florida, Orange County, N.Y., in 1720; completed academic studies; invested in real estate and built a gristmill near Goshen, N.Y.; assistant…John WITHERSPOON, Congress, NJ (1723-1794)
WITHERSPOON, John, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Gifford, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, February 5, 1723; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Edinburgh University in 1739;…Frederick FRELINGHUYSEN, Congress, NJ (1753-1804)
Senate Years of Service: 1793-1796 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist FRELINGHUYSEN Frederick , a Delegate and a Senator from New Jersey; born near Somerville, Somerset County, N.J., April 13,…MIDDLETON, Henry, Congress, SC (1717-1784)
MIDDLETON, Henry, (father of Arthur Middleton and grandfather of Henry Middleton [1770-1846]), a Delegate from South Carolina; born at “The Oaks,” near Charleston, S.C., in 1717; educated at…Trending
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