PEERY, William, a Delegate from Delaware; born 1743; settled with his fatherâs family near Lewes, Del.; farmer; Lewes, Del., militia, Revolutionary War, 1777; member of the Delaware state…
FITCH, Asa, a Representative from New York; born in Groton, Conn., November 10, 1765; received a limited schooling; during the Revolutionary War served as a sergeant in Captain Livingstonâs…
GILLESPIE, James, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., ca. 1747; pursued classical studies; North Carolina militia, Revolutionary War; member of the…
GLEN, Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Schenectady, N.Y., July 13, 1739; appointed clerk of Schenectady County February 27, 1767, and served until March 11, 1809; served as a…
NEVILLE, Joseph, a Representative from Virginia; born in 1730; burgess for Hampshire County 1773-1776; member of the conventions of December 1, 1775, and May 6, 1776; served in the Continental…
RICHARDS, Mark, a Representative from Vermont; born in Waterbury, Conn., July 15, 1760; received a limited schooling; enlisted during the Revolutionary War in 1776; settled in Boston after the…
RODMAN, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bensalem Township, near Bristol, Bucks County, Pa., October 7, 1757; completed preparatory studies; served in the Revolutionary War…
SANDFORD, Thomas, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Westmoreland County, Va., in 1762; pursued classical studies; served in the Revolutionary War; settled on the highlands back of…
SAY, Benjamin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 28, 1755; attended the Friends schools; was graduated from the medical department of the University of…
SMITH, O’Brien, 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 the…
