- 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.
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was born in Byberry, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1745. He graduated at Princeton College in 1760, studied medicine in Philadelphia and Edinburgh, and became a distinguished physician and professor. He was eminent for his learning, philanthropy, and patriotism.
He early espoused the cause of liberty, and was a member of the Provincial Congress of Pennsylvania. In 1776 he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress, and was present at the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, to which he affixed his signature.
During the war, he served as Surgeon-General of the Continental Army, and afterward resumed his professional duties in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Convention which framed the Federal Constitution, and held many important offices under the government.
He died April 19, 1813, in the sixty-eighth year of his age.
Source:
Lossing, Benson J. The Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1855. Patriot Echoes Archive
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