Nathaniel Gorham

Nathaniel Gorham
Nathaniel Gorham
by Charles Willson Peale, circa 1793
14th President of the United States in Congress Assembled
In office
June 6, 1786 – November 5, 1786
Preceded byJohn Hancock
Succeeded byArthur St. Clair
2nd Acting President of the United States in Congress Assembled
In office
May 15, 1786 – June 5, 1786
PresidentJohn Hancock
Preceded byDavid Ramsay
Succeeded byHimself as 8th President of the United States in Congress Assembled
Personal details
Born(1738-05-27)May 27, 1738
Charlestown, Massachusetts
DiedJune 11, 1796(1796-06-11) (aged 58)
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)Rebecca Call
ProfessionPolitician, Merchant
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Nathaniel Gorham (May 27, 1738[1] – June 11, 1796) was the fourteenth President of the United States in Congress. He was also one of the signers of the United States Constitution.[2] He was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. His father was Nathaniel Gorham and his mother was Mary Soley.[3] He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 until 1783, and also from 1785 until 1787.[4] Gorham died in Charlestown, Massachusetts in June 11, 1796.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Morton, Joseph C. (2006). Shapers of the great debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: a biographical dictionary. Shapers of the great American debates. Vol. 8. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 117. ISBN 0313330212.
  2. ↑ "The Founding Fathers Delegates to the Constitutional Convention". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Morton, Joseph C. (2006). Shapers of the great debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: a biographical dictionary. Shapers of the great American debates. Vol. 8. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 0313330212.
  4. 1 2 Cutter, William Richard (1912). Genealogical and family history of western New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. pp. 536.