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Josiah Bartlett
BARTLETT, Josiah, signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Amesbury, Mass., 21 Nov., 1729; died in Kingston, N.H., 19 May, 1795.
He studied medicine, and began practice in Kingston, N.H., where he soon attained high reputation. He was elected to the provincial assembly in 1765, and became a leader of the popular party. In 1775 he was chosen a member of the Continental Congress, and in 1776 signed the Declaration of Independence.
He continued in Congress until 1779, and was afterward chief justice of New Hampshire. In 1790 he was elected president of the state, and in 1793 became its first governor under the new constitution.
Bartlett was noted for his integrity, firmness, and devotion to the cause of liberty. He was a man of strong character and sound judgment, and his public services were highly esteemed.
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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