GOODE, Samuel, a Representative from Virginia; born in âWhitby,â Chesterfield County, Va., March 21, 1756; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced…
McCOMB, Eleazer, a Delegate from Delaware; born August 11, 1740; served in the Revolutionary War as captain of militia; appointed privy councilor in 1779; Member of the Continental Congress,…
McLENE, Jeremiah, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cumberland County, Pa., in 1767; attended the common schools; served in the Revolutionary War as major general of militia; moved to Ohio…
HAVEN, Nathaniel Appleton, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., July 19, 1762; pursued classical studies and was graduated in medicine from Harvard College in 1779;…
PEIRCE, Joseph, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., on June 25, 1748; attended school in Portsmouth; served during the Revolutionary War in Col. Pierce Longâs…
WOOD, Joseph, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Pennsylvania in 1712; moved to Sunbury, St. Johnâs Parish (afterward Liberty County), Ga., about 1774; served in the Revolutionary War as major…
FOWLER, John, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Virginia in 1755; attended the common schools; served as captain in the Revolutionary War; member of the convention held in Danville,…
GALE, George, (father of Levin Gale), a Representative from Maryland; born in Somerset County, Md., June 3, 1756; attended the common schools; served during the Revolutionary War; member of…
SMITH, OâBrien, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Ireland about 1756; came to South Carolina following the Revolutionary War, taking the oath of allegiance to the Government of…
VAN GAASBECK, Peter, a Representative from New York; born in Ulster County, N.Y., September 27, 1754; attended the grammar schools and became a man of prominence in the county and State;…