Military officer; born in
Warren, R. I., May 26, 1784.
Holding the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Rhode Island militia, he, with a small party, crossed Narraganset Bay in the night (July 10, 1777) and seized and carried away the
British General Prescott (see
Prescott, Richard). For this service Congress gave him a sword and a commission of colonel in the
Continental army.
He was wounded at
Bristol Ferry in August, 1778, and was disabled from
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further service in the war. He was a member of the
Rhode Island convention
which finally adopted the national Constitution.
He died in
Providence, R. I., Oct. 22, 1831.