Baldwin, Abraham, 1754-1807

LC control no.	n 84205845
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Baldwin, Abraham, 1754-1807 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1754-11-22
Death date	1807-03-04
Place of birth	North Guilford (Guilford, Conn.)
Place of death	Washington (D.C.)
Affiliation	Yale College (1718-1887) United States. Continental Army. Connecticut Brigade, 2nd Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives University of Georgia United States. Continental Congress United States. Continental Congress United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate
Profession or occupation	Legislators Lawyers College presidents Chaplains
Found in	Abraham Baldwin, 1986: t.p. (Abraham Baldwin) p. 7 (b. 11/23/1754; d. 3/4/1807) Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress WWW site, Oct. 14, 2011 (Baldwin, Abraham; b. Nov. 22, 1754, North Guilford, Conn., d. Mar. 4, 1807, Washington, D.C.; representative and senator from Georgia) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, October 13, 2016 (Baldwin, Abraham, (half-brother of Henry Baldwin of Pennsylvania), a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Georgia; born in North Guilford, Conn., November 22, 1754; moved with his father to New Haven, Conn., in 1769; attended private schools; graduated from Yale College in 1772; subsequently studied theology at the college and was licensed to preach in 1775; served as a tutor in that institution 1775-1779, when he resigned to enter the Army; chaplain in the Second Connecticut Brigade, Revolutionary Army, from 1777 until 1783, when the troops disbanded; studied law during his service in the Army; admitted to the bar in 1783 and practiced at Fairfield; moved to Augusta, Ga., in 1784 and continued the practice of law; member of the State house of representatives 1785; originator of the plan for, and author of, the charter of the University of Georgia and served as president 1786-1801; member of the Continental Congress 1785, 1787, and 1788; delegate to the Federal Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and one of the signers of the Constitution; elected to the First and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1799); elected to the United States Senate in 1799; reelected in 1805 and served from March 4, 1799, until his death on March 4, 1807; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Seventh Congress; died in Washington, D.C.; interment in Rock Creek Cemetery)
Associated language	eng