Jonathan Freeman (representative)
| Jonathan Freeman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district | |
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In office March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Gilman |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Livermore |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
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In office 1789-1791 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
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In office 1787-1789 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 21, 1745 Mansfield, Tolland County Connecticut, USA |
| Died |
August 20, 1808 (aged 63) Hanover, Grafton County New Hampshire, USA |
| Resting place |
Hanover Center Cemetery Hanover, Grafton County New Hampshire |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Political party | Federalist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Huntington Freeman |
| Children |
Peyton R. Freeman Jonathan Freeman Christopher Freeman Edward Freeman Sarah Freeman Samuel Freeman(died as infant) Son Freeman (died as infant) Asa Freeman Samuel Freeman (died as infant) Samuel Freeman Hanna Freeman |
| Profession |
Farmer Politician |
Jonathan Freeman (March 21, 1745 – August 20, 1808) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New Hampshire.
Early life
Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, Freeman attended the public schools and moved to New Hampshire in 1769, settling in Hanover.
Career
Freeman engaged in agricultural pursuits and was town clerk from March 1778 to December 1787.[1] He was also justice of the peace and, from 1789 to 1797, executive councilor. He was Treasurer of Dartmouth College from 1789 to 1808 as well as a Trustee of the College from 1793 to 1808.[2]
A member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1787 to 1789, Freeman also served in the State senate from 1789 to 1794. He was a delegate to the Constitutional convention of 1791, and a member of the State council.[3]
Elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, Freeman served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801.[4] After his service, he resumed agricultural pursuits.
Death
Freeman died in Hanover on August 20, 1808 (age 63 years, 152 days). He is interred at Hanover Center Cemetery, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Family life
Son of Edmund and Martha Otis Freeman,[5] Freeman married Sarah Huntington on February 2, 177,[6] and she bore eleven children of whom nine lived beyond infancy, Peyton R., Jonathan, Christopher, Edward, Sarah, Asa, Samuel, and Hanna.[7] His nephew, Nathaniel Freeman, Jr., was also a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.[8]
References
- ↑ The Records of the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire 1761-1818 : the Records of Town Meetings and of the Selectmen, Comprising All of the First Volume of Records and Being Volume 1 of the Printed Records of the Town, Volume 1. The Town, 1905 - Hanover (N.H. : Town). Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jonathan Freeman". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Huntington Family Association, Huntington, Huntington, Samuel, Richard Thomas. The Huntington Family in America: A Genealogical Memoir of the Known Descendants of Simon Huntington from 1633 to 1915, Including Those who Have Retained the Family Name, and Many Bearing Other Surnames. Huntington family association, 1915. p. 289. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ Capace, Nancy. Encyclopedia of New Hampshire. North American Book Dist LLC, Jan 1, 2001 - New Hampshire. p. 393. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jonathan Freeman". 2012 Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jonathan Freeman". Freeman Families. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Freeman Genealogy. Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, and Company 1875. p. 126. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ Scales, John. History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold, 1914 - Strafford County (N.H.). p. 38. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
External links
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- United States Congress. "Jonathan Freeman (id: F000364)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Nicholas Gilman |
U.S. Representative of New Hampshire 1797—1801 |
Succeeded by Samuel Livermore |