Military Figure and Patriot. He was a militia colonel before the start of the American Revolution and in 1774 was a delegate to the Essex Convention and the Provincial Congress. Orne was also a member of the Committees of Safety, Military Affairs, Organization of Forces, and on the Collecting of Arms and Ammunition. In the early hours of April 19, 1775, he was with fellow committee member and future United States vice president Edbridge Gerry at the Black Horse Tavern in Menotomy (now Cambridge) where they were staying after a committee session that had included John Hancock and Sam Adams. Hancock and Adams had earlier left the tavern and were staying in Lexington that night . Orne and Gerry evaded capture by British troops on their way to Concord and Lexington by hiding in a nearby field. In January, 1776, Orne was appointed by the Provincial Congress as one of three major-generals of Massachusetts militia. After the war he served in the Massachusetts state Senate and served on the committee on the ratification of the federal Constitution. He was a successful merchant who donated generously to civic causes.
Military Figure and Patriot. He was a militia colonel before the start of the American Revolution and in 1774 was a delegate to the Essex Convention and the Provincial Congress. Orne was also a member of the Committees of Safety, Military Affairs, Organization of Forces, and on the Collecting of Arms and Ammunition. In the early hours of April 19, 1775, he was with fellow committee member and future United States vice president Edbridge Gerry at the Black Horse Tavern in Menotomy (now Cambridge) where they were staying after a committee session that had included John Hancock and Sam Adams. Hancock and Adams had earlier left the tavern and were staying in Lexington that night . Orne and Gerry evaded capture by British troops on their way to Concord and Lexington by hiding in a nearby field. In January, 1776, Orne was appointed by the Provincial Congress as one of three major-generals of Massachusetts militia. After the war he served in the Massachusetts state Senate and served on the committee on the ratification of the federal Constitution. He was a successful merchant who donated generously to civic causes.
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