- 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.
Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, April 12, 1724. He graduated from Yale College, studied theology, and became a Congregational minister. Later, he turned to medicine and settled in Georgia, where he gained influence as both physician and patriot.
He was elected to represent Georgia in the Continental Congress in 1775, and was present at the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, to which he affixed his signature in 1776. He was the only delegate from Georgia to sign the document at that time.
Hall continued in Congress until 1780, and afterward served as Governor of Georgia. He was instrumental in promoting education and helped establish the University of Georgia.
He died October 19, 1790, in the sixty-seventh 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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