Jonathan Freeman (March 21, 1745 – August 20, 1808) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire.
Jonathan Freeman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Gilman |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Livermore |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1789-1791 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1787-1789 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1745 Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | August 20, 1808 (aged 63) Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, US |
| Resting place | Hanover Center Cemetery Hanover, Grafton County New Hampshire |
| Political party | Federalist Party |
| Spouse | 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 |
Early life
editBorn in Mansfield, Connecticut, Freeman attended the public schools and moved to New Hampshire in 1769, settling in Hanover.
Career
editFreeman 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
editFreeman died in Hanover on August 20, 1808 (age 63 years, 152 days). He is interred at Hanover Center Cemetery, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Family life
editSon 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 a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.[8]
References
edit- ^ 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). 1905. p. 329. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan Freeman". Ancestry.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ Huntington, Samuel; Huntington, Richard Thomas (1915). 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 July 25, 2014.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (January 2000). Encyclopedia of New Hampshire. North American Book Dist LLC, Jan 1, 2001 - New Hampshire. p. 393. ISBN 9780403096015. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan Freeman". 2012 Ancestry.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan Freeman". Freeman Families. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ Freeman Genealogy. Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, and Company 1875. 1875. p. 126. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ Scales, John (1914). History of Strafford County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold, 1914 - Strafford County (N.H.). p. 38. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Jonathan Freeman (id: F000364)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.