- March 6, 1809, 217 years ago — Death of Thomas Heyward Jr..
- March 6, 1724, 302 years ago — Birth of Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress.
- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
Abraham Baldwin
BALDWIN, Abraham, statesman, born in Guilford, Conn., 22 Nov., 1754; died in Washington, D.C., 4 March, 1807.
He was graduated at Yale in 1772, studied theology, and was licensed to preach. He served as a chaplain in the Revolutionary army, and afterward studied law. In 1783 he removed to Georgia, where he began the practice of law and soon became prominent in public affairs.
He was a member of the convention that framed the Federal Constitution, and signed that instrument. He served in the legislature of Georgia, and was the author of the bill that established the University of Georgia, of which he was the first president.
He was elected to Congress in 1785, and served until 1799, when he was chosen U.S. senator. He was a man of broad views and sound judgment, and exerted a strong influence in shaping the early legislation of the republic.
Source:
Wilson, James Grant, and John Fiske, eds. Appleton’s Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1887. Patriot Echoes Archive
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