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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Constitution of the United States (search)
shall be sufficient for the establishment of this constitution between the States so ratifying the same. Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the States present, the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the twelfth. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names. Ga: Washington, Presidt. and Deputy from Virginia. New Hampshire. John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman. Massachusetts. Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King. Connecticut. Wm. Saml. Johnson, Roger Sherman. New York. Alexander Hamilton. New Jersey. Wil: Livingston, David Brearley, Wm. Paterson, Jona: Dayton. Pennsylvania. B. Franklin, Thomas Mifflin, Robt. Morris, Geo. Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouv. Morris. Delaware. Geo: Read, Jaco: Broom, John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, Gunning Bedford, Jun. Maryland. James Mchenry, Danl. Carroll, Dan of St. Tho
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Federal convention, the. (search)
, Sherman, and Ellsworth, of Connecticut; Hamilton and Lansing, of New York; Paterson, of New Jersey; Wilson, Gouverneur Morris, and Franklin, of Pennsylvania; Dickinson, of Delaware: Martin, of Maryland; Williamson, of North Carolina; and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Charles Pinckney, of South Carolina. Rhode Island refused to elect delegates to the convention. The following is a full list of the members of the national convention: From New Hampshire—John Langdon, John Pickering, Nicholas Gilman, and Benjamin West; Massachusetts—Francis Dana, Elbridge Gerry, Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, and Caleb Strong; Connecticut—William Samuel Johnson, Roger Sherman, and Oliver Ellsworth; New York—Robert Yates, John Lansing, Jr., and Alexander Hamilton; New Jersey— David Brearley, William Churchill Hous- Signatures to the Constitution. Signatures to the Constitution. Signatures to the Constitution. ton, William Paterson, John Neilson, William Livingston, Abraham Clark, and Jona
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gilman, Nicholas 1755-1814 (search)
Gilman, Nicholas 1755-1814 Legislator; born in Exeter, N. H., Aug. 3, 1755; entered the Continental army in 1776; and served during the remainder of the war. He was with Washington at the surrender of Yorktown, where it became his duty to take an account of the prisoners. In September, 1787, he was a delegate to the convention to frame the Constitution of the United States; and in 1805-14 held a seat in the United States Senate. He died in Exeter, N. H., May 2, 1814.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lincoln, Abraham 1809- (search)
ohibition of slavery in the Northwestern Territory. The bill for this act was reported by one of the thirty-nine — Thomas Fitzsimmons, then a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. It went through all its stages without a word of opposition, and finally passed both branches without ayes and nays, which is equivalent to a unanimous passage. In this Congress there were sixteen of the thirty-nine fathers who framed the original Constitution. They were John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman, William S. Johnson, Roger Sherman, Robert Morris, Thomas Fitzsimmons, William Few, Abraham Baldwin, Rufus King, William Paterson, George Clymer, Richard Bassett, George Read, Pierce Butler, Daniel Carroll, and James Madison. This shows that, in their understanding no line dividing local from federal authority, nor anything in the Constitution, properly forbade Congress to prohibit slavery in the federal territory; else both their fidelity to correct principle and their oath to suppo
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Hampshire. (search)
s office1889 Hiram A. Tuttleassumes office1891 John B. Smithassumes office1893 Charles A. Busielassumes office1895 George A. Ramsdellassumes office1897 Frank W. Rollinsassumes office1899 Chester B. Jordanassumes office1901 United States Senators. Name No. of Congress. Term John Langdon1st 1789 Paine Wingate1st to 3d 1789 to 1793 Samuel Livermore3d to 6th 1793 to 1801 James Sheafe7th1801 to 1802 Simeon Olcott7th to 9th 1801 to 1805 William Plumer7th to 19th 1802 to 1807 Nicholas Gilman9th to 13th 1805 to 1814 Nahum Parker10th1807 to 1810 Charles Cutts11th 1810 Jeremiah Mason13th to 15th 1813 to 1817 Thomas W. Thompson13th to 14th 1815 to 1817 David L. Morrill14th to 18th1817 to 1823 Clement Storer15th to 16th 1817 to 1819 John F. Parrott16th to 19th 1819 to 1825 Samuel Bell18th to 24th 1823 to 1836 Levi Woodbury19th to 22d 1825 to 1831 Isaac Hill22d to 24th 1831 to 1836 John Page24th 1836 Henry Hubbard24th to 27th 1836 to 1842 Franklin Pierce25th to 27th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Speaker of Congress, the (search)
of its members. Business was often done on the motion of a member. The speaker appointed only the minor committees, while the important committees were elected by ballot, a fact that is generally unknown. Committeeships were limited both in power and in tenure of office, service being, as a rule, for a few days only, and never beyond one session. The first rules for the House of Representatives, April 7, 1789, were reported by Elias Boudinot on behalf of his fellowcommitteemen, Nicholas Gilman, Benjamin Goodhue, Thomas Hartley, Richard Bland Lee, James Madison, Roger Sherman, William Smith, Thomas T. Tucker, and Jeremiah Wadsworth. Among the most important of them were those setting forth the speaker's relation to the committees, as follows: The speaker shall appoint committees unless it be determined by the House that the committee shall consist of more than three members, in which case the appointment shall be by ballot of the House. Committees consisting of more
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Hampshire, (search)
itional towns, but Congress in its act of admission makes it an indispensable preliminary that the revolted towns shall be restored to New Hampshire. The towns at last accept the situation and become part of New Hampshire......1782 A convention which meets at Concord, June 10, 1778, frames a constitution which is rejected by the people. A new convention meets at Exeter in 1781, and after two years a constitution is framed which goes into effect......June 2, 1784 John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman. delegates from New Hampshire, sign the Constitution of the United States......Sept. 17, 1787 Convention assembles at Exeter, Feb. 13, adjourns to Concord, and ratifies the Constitution of the United States by a vote of 57 to 47......June 21, 1788 President Washington, on a tour of observation, arrives at Portsmouth......Oct. 30, 1789 Portsmouth Journal established at Portsmouth......1789 An academy, the second in the State, opened at New Ipswich......1789 Publication o