- 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.
Nicholas Gilman
GILMAN, Nicholas, statesman, born in Exeter, N.H., 3 Aug., 1755; died in Philadelphia, Pa., 2 May, 1814.
He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, rising to the rank of captain and acting as aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington. After the war he entered public life and was elected to the Continental Congress in 1786.
He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and signed the Federal Constitution. He served in Congress from 1789 to 1797 and was later elected U.S. senator from New Hampshire, serving from 1805 until his death.
Gilman was respected for his integrity, patriotism, and dedication to the principles of republican government. His career spanned both military and civil service, and he played a key role in shaping the early 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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