1754 - 1807 (52 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Abraham Baldwin |
Birth |
22 Nov 1754 |
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
4 Mar 1807 |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
Initiatory (LDS) |
8 Nov 1905 |
SLAKE |
FamilySearch ID |
LHD1-Y85 |
Burial |
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
Headstones |
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Person ID |
I96003 |
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Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
Father |
Michael Baldwin, b. 2 Apr 1719, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 24 Apr 1787, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 68 years) |
Mother |
Lucy Dudley, b. 29 Mar 1721, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 12 Jun 1758, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 37 years) |
Marriage |
7 Dec 1749 |
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
Family ID |
F30847 |
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Notes |
- Signer of the US Constitution.
He was a Connecticut-born and raised minister, Patriot, American politic i an, and Founding Father. A graduate of Yale University Divinity School , a fter the Revolutionary War Baldwin became a lawyer. He moved to the U .S . state of Georgia in the mid-1780s to work under the governor and dev elo p its educational system. Baldwin is noted as the developer and found in g president of the University of Georgia (1785-1801), the first state - ch artered public institution of higher education in the United States.
After serving in the state Assembly, Baldwin was elected as a Georgia re p resentative in the Continental Congress and one of two signatories fro m G eorgia of the United States Constitution. He served in the United Sta te s House of Representatives for five terms and in the Senate from 179 9 unt il his death in office in Washington, DC.
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