U.S. Continental Congressman, U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Harvard College in 1759, he studied theology, was ordained a minister, and was pastorate of the Congregational Church, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire (1763 to 1776). Leaving the ministry, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1783. In 1788, he was elected a member of the U.S. Continental Congress, and in 1789, he was elected the first delegate from New Hampshire to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1793. He was then elected as a Federalist to the Third Congress (1793 to 1795). After leaving Congress, he was again a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives and judge of the superior court of New Hampshire (1798 to 1809). Retiring from politics, he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death.
U.S. Continental Congressman, U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Harvard College in 1759, he studied theology, was ordained a minister, and was pastorate of the Congregational Church, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire (1763 to 1776). Leaving the ministry, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives in 1783. In 1788, he was elected a member of the U.S. Continental Congress, and in 1789, he was elected the first delegate from New Hampshire to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1793. He was then elected as a Federalist to the Third Congress (1793 to 1795). After leaving Congress, he was again a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives and judge of the superior court of New Hampshire (1798 to 1809). Retiring from politics, he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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