William Gordon (New Hampshire politician)
William Gordon | |
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Member of the New Hampshire Attorney General | |
In office June 12, 1800 – May 8, 1802 (death) | |
New Hampshire State Senator | |
In office 1794–1795 | |
Personal details | |
Born | near Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America | April 12, 1763
Died | May 8, 1802 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 39)
Resting place | Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground Amherst, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, U.S. |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse | Mary Frances Atherton Gordon |
Children | William Gordon |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Profession | Lawyer Politician |
William Gordon (April 12, 1763 – May 8, 1802) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the state of New Hampshire.
Early life
Born near Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Gordon graduated from Harvard College in 1779, studied law with Joshua Atherton, admitted to the bar in 1787 and commenced practice in Amherst, New Hampshire.[1]
Career
Gordon was appointed register of probate in 1793 and was a member of the New Hampshire Senate for the seventh district in 1794 and 1795. He was also solicitor of Hillsborough County from 1794 to 1801.
Elected as a
Death
Gordon died in Boston on May 8, 1802 (age 39 years, 26 days). He was interred at Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
Family life
Gordon is one of many New Hampshire notables who descends from New Hampshire Pioneer Alexander Gordon. He married Mary Frances Atherton, daughter of Joshua Atherton,[2][3] and they had one son, William.
References
- ^ Secomb, Daniel Franklin (1883). History of the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: (first Known as Narragansett Township Number Three, and Subsequently as Southegan West). Evans, Sleeper & Woodbury, 1883 - Amherst (N.H.). p. 887. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ISBN 9780608434889.
- ^ "William Gordon". 1997-2014 Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
External links
- United States Congress. "William Gordon (id: G000318)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.