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Birth
Nathanial Gorhan was born on may 27 1738 in Charles town -
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Nathaniel gorham s life
Gorham was the antithesis of his predecessor Richard Henry Lee as he was conservative in government and many history textbooks claim that he was “monarchy inclined.” According to the Library of Congress:he did not sign the article of confederation but he did sign the conmstitution. -
apprentiship
He was apprenticed in 1754 to Nathaniel Coffin, a merchant in New London, Connecticut where he learned the import and export business. -
sucess
He left Coffin’s employ in 1759 and returned to his hometown establishing his own small business there, which quickly succeeded. -
life love
In 1763 he wed Rebecca Call, -
children
his wife bear the couple nine children. In 1770 -
public career
Gorham launched his public career as a notary, soon winning election to the colonial legislature in 1771 -
autograph
Early Nathaniel Gorham Autograph Letter Signed on legal folio, Charles Town, Nov. 5, 1772 -
election!
He was then elected delegate to the Massachusetts’ Provincial Congress in 1774 -
warrrr
During the war he was a member of the Massachusetts board of war from 1778 until its dissolution in 1781 -
delegate work
In 1779 Gorham served as a delegate to the Massachusetts’ Constitutional Convention -
constitution
He helped draft the new state constitution of 1780, and served as speaker of the Massachusetts House at various times in the 1780s. -
elected to massachusets upper house
He was elected to the new Massachusetts’ Upper House in 1780. -
contenental congress
he was sent to the Continental Congress in 1782, 1783, and 1785-87. -
lower house
he was elected to the Lower House and served until 1787. In 1782, -
handcock missing
On May 15, 1786 he accepted the Chair of Congress upon the resignation of John Ramsay and the absence of President John Hancock. -
president unimportant
in 1786 as president of the Confederation government (a relatively weak and powerless position). He actually wrote a letter to the King of Prussia asking if he would be available to serve as King of the Americas. -
annapolis convention
was ther etoo late convention was already over -
in 1787...
In 1787 Nathanial was 49 years old. -
represenitive
He was re-elected in 1785 and served as a representative of Massachusetts until 1787 -
constitution
constitution went into effect on March 4, 1789 and nathaniel gorham signed it -
Death
June 11, 1796, Charlestown, Boston, MA
