Continental Congressman, US Congressman. He graduated from Harvard College, in 1756, studied theology, was ordained a minster and installed as pastor in Canterbury, New Hampshire. He was a deputy to the Provincial Congress, a member of the Continental Congress from 178 to 1785, and judge of the court of common pleas of Rockingham County. In 1790, he was elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the First Congress, serving until 1791. After his term, he was a member of the New Hampshire State Senate and elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving from 1795 to 1803.
Continental Congressman, US Congressman. He graduated from Harvard College, in 1756, studied theology, was ordained a minster and installed as pastor in Canterbury, New Hampshire. He was a deputy to the Provincial Congress, a member of the Continental Congress from 178 to 1785, and judge of the court of common pleas of Rockingham County. In 1790, he was elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the First Congress, serving until 1791. After his term, he was a member of the New Hampshire State Senate and elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving from 1795 to 1803.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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