John Langdon
John Langdon | |
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| 1st President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office April 6, 1789 – August 9, 1789 | |
| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Richard Henry Lee |
| In office November 5, 1792 – December 2, 1793 | |
| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Richard Henry Lee |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Izard |
| United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
| In office April 6, 1789 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | James Sheafe |
| 2nd Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office June 1, 1785 – June 7, 1786 | |
| Preceded by | Meshech Weare |
| Succeeded by | John Sullivan |
| In office June 4, 1788 – January 22, 1789 | |
| Preceded by | John Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | John Sullivan |
| In office June 6, 1805 – June 8, 1809 | |
| Preceded by | John Taylor Gilman |
| Succeeded by | Jeremiah Smith |
| In office June 5, 1810 – June 5, 1812 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Plumer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1741 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Died | September 18, 1819 (aged 78) Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Resting place | North Cemetery, Portsmouth |
| Political party | Pro-Administration Anti-Administration Democratic-Republican |
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John Langdon (June 26, 1741 – September 18, 1819) was an American politician. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution.
He was a politician born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was one of the first two United States senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War and served in the Continental Congress.
After being in Congress for 12 years, including serving as the first president pro tempore of the Senate. Langdon became governor of New Hampshire. He turned down a nomination for vice presidential candidate in 1812.
Langdon died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire from pneumonia at the age of 78.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Governor John Langdon House, Historic New England Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- United States Congress. "John Langdon (id: L000067)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "The Founding Fathers: New Hampshire." U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.[1] Archived 2002-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Wright, Jr., Robert K; MacGregor, Jr., Morris J. (1987). "John Langdon". Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 71-25. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire. State Builers Publishing Manchester, NH 1903
- Mayo, Lawrence Shaw. John Langdon of New Hampshire. Port Washington, New York: Kennikat Press, 1937.
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