US Congressman, Continental Congressman. He was born in Northampton, Pennsylvania, and studied locally and was educated in English and classical studies at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, but he did not complete his studies due to his interest in politics. His father passed away in 1759 and he left his 153-acre farm in Newtown, Pennsylvania, to his son. He then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He then entered public service and was elected a Member of the Pennsylvania Assembly and served in that position in 1760 and again in 1761. He then served as Associate Justice of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Courts from 1764 to 1777, Member of the Committee of Observation in 1774, Delegate to the Provincial Conferences of July 15, 1774, and June 18, 1775, Major of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Associated Battalions during the American Revolutionary War, Member of the General Committee of Safety in 1776 and 1777, President Judge from 1777 to 1789, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania from 1779 to 1782, and State Court Justice of the High Court of Errors and Appeals from 1783 to 1789. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected. A member of the Pro-Administration Political Party, he then served the State of Pennsylvania as At-Large (First Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791. After his term in the United States Congress expired on March 3, 1791, he was appointed to the position of Associate Justice of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and served in that position until his death in Northampton, Pennsylvania, on March 25, 1816, at the age of 79. He was the father of eight children and he was married three times, first to Susannah Wanshaer in 1761, who died in 1776, second to Maria Cummings in 1777, who died in 1781, and third, too, Sarah Newkirk, who died in 1813. He was laid to rest in the Low Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery in Richboro, Pennsylvania, beside all of his wives.
US Congressman, Continental Congressman. He was born in Northampton, Pennsylvania, and studied locally and was educated in English and classical studies at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, but he did not complete his studies due to his interest in politics. His father passed away in 1759 and he left his 153-acre farm in Newtown, Pennsylvania, to his son. He then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He then entered public service and was elected a Member of the Pennsylvania Assembly and served in that position in 1760 and again in 1761. He then served as Associate Justice of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Courts from 1764 to 1777, Member of the Committee of Observation in 1774, Delegate to the Provincial Conferences of July 15, 1774, and June 18, 1775, Major of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Associated Battalions during the American Revolutionary War, Member of the General Committee of Safety in 1776 and 1777, President Judge from 1777 to 1789, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania from 1779 to 1782, and State Court Justice of the High Court of Errors and Appeals from 1783 to 1789. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected. A member of the Pro-Administration Political Party, he then served the State of Pennsylvania as At-Large (First Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791. After his term in the United States Congress expired on March 3, 1791, he was appointed to the position of Associate Justice of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and served in that position until his death in Northampton, Pennsylvania, on March 25, 1816, at the age of 79. He was the father of eight children and he was married three times, first to Susannah Wanshaer in 1761, who died in 1776, second to Maria Cummings in 1777, who died in 1781, and third, too, Sarah Newkirk, who died in 1813. He was laid to rest in the Low Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery in Richboro, Pennsylvania, beside all of his wives.
Bio by: The Silent Forgotten
