Nathaniel Gorham
American businessman and politician 1738-1796
Nathaniel Gorham (May 27, 1738[1] – June 11, 1796) was the fourteenth President of the United States in Congress. He was also one of the signers of the United States Constitution.[2] He was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. His father was Nathaniel Gorham and his mother was Mary Soley.[3] He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 until 1783, and also from 1785 until 1787.[4] Gorham died in Charlestown, Massachusetts in June 11, 1796.[4]
Nathaniel Gorham | |
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 Nathaniel Gorham by Charles Willson Peale, circa 1793 | |
| 14th President of the United States in Congress Assembled | |
| In office June 6, 1786 – November 5, 1786 | |
| Preceded by | John Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Arthur St. Clair |
| 2nd Acting President of the United States in Congress Assembled | |
| In office May 15, 1786 – June 5, 1786 | |
| President | John Hancock |
| Preceded by | David Ramsay |
| Succeeded by | Himself as 8th President of the United States in Congress Assembled |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1738 Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 11, 1796 (aged 58) Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Call |
| Profession | Politician, Merchant |
| Signature |  |
References
change- ↑ Morton, Joseph C. (2006). Shapers of the great debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: a biographical dictionary. Shapers of the great American debates. Vol. 8. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 117. ISBN 0313330212.
- ↑ "The Founding Fathers Delegates to the Constitutional Convention". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ Morton, Joseph C. (2006). Shapers of the great debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: a biographical dictionary. Shapers of the great American debates. Vol. 8. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 0313330212.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cutter, William Richard (1912). Genealogical and family history of western New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. pp. 536.
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