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John Brown (September 12, 1757 - August 29, 1837) was an American lawyer and statesman heavily involved with creating the State of Kentucky. Brown represented Virginia in the Continental Congress (1777-1778) and the U.S. Congress (1789-1791). While in Congress, he introduced the bill granting Statehood to Kentucky. Once that was accomplished, he was elected a U.S. Senator for Kentucky. - John Brown
John Brown (1738-1812) was a teacher, farmer, and statesman from Wilkes County, North Carolina. He was a Captain of militia during the Revolutionary War, served as one of the state Treasurers (1782-1784), and served in the North Carolina state legislature (1784-1787). - Robert Morris
Robert Morris, Jr. was an American merchant and a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. Morris was known as the "Financier of the Revolution", because of his role in securing financial assistance for the American side in the Revolutionary War. Ironically, he was sent to debtor's prison in later life. - William Smith
William Smith (September 20, 1751 - June 22, 1837) was a congressman, state senator and judge from South Carolina. Smith was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the oldest son of Ralph Smith and Mercy Penquite Smith. He moved to Spartan District, South Carolina with his family in 1765 where he became a planter. He fought in the Revolutionary War and served as a county judge from 1785 to 1797. - William Clark
William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) was an American explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. William Clark was born in Caroline, Virginia on August 1, 1770. He was the second-youngest of the ten children born to John and Ann Rogers Clark. When the Revolutionary War began, William Clark was the only male member of his family who did not go off to battle, as he was too young. When he was 12 he entered the Continental Army. - Horatio Gates
Horatio Lloyd Gates (1726-1806) was an American general during the Revolutionary War. He is usually credited with the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga and blamed for the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Camden. - John Sullivan
John Sullivan (b. February 17 1740, Somersworth, New Hampshire - d. January 23 1795, Durham, New Hampshire) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress. Sullivan served as a major general in the Continental Army and as Governor (or "President") of New Hampshire. He is most famous for leading the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, … - Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith (1745-March 31, 1809) was a politician and jurist from Pennsylvania. Smith was born near Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1745. He attended the University of Edinburgh, and then migrated to the United States, where he settled in Bedford, Pennsylvania on February 9 1769. He became a deputy surveyor that same year. Smith then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing as a lawyer in 1772. - Richard Montgomery
Richard Montgomery (December 2, 1736 - December 31, 1775) was an Irish-American soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. - William Lee
William Lee (1739-1795) was an American diplomat during the Revolutionary War. he was born at Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Hon. Thomas Lee (1690-1750) and Hannah Harrison Ludwell (1701-1750). His brothers, all also active within the Continental Congress, were Arthur Lee (1740-1792), Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797), and Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794). Lee married his cousin Hannah Philippa Ludwell on March 7, 1769. - Francis Lewis
Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 - December 30, 1803), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York. Born in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, he was the only child of a clergyman, but was orphaned at an early age. He went to live with his aunt and uncle soon after. He was educated in Scotland and attended Westminster in England. He entered a mercantile house in London, then moved to Whitestone, New York in 1734. - John Armstrong
John Armstrong (October 13, 1717 - March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a major general in the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania. - William Prescott
William Prescott (February 20, 1726 - 1795) was an American Colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanded the rebel forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Prescott became widely known for his famous quote, <I>"Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes,"</I> an important instruction since his soldiers were very low on ammunition. Prescott was born at Groton, Massachusetts to Benjamin Prescott (1696-1738) and Abigail Oliver Prescott (1697-1765). - William Jackson
William Jackson (March 9, 1759-December 17, 1828) was a figure in the American Revolution, most noteworthy as the secretary to the United States Constitutional Convention. He also served with distinction during the Revolutionary War as a Major in George Washington's General Staff and later served as Washington's personal secretary during his first term as President. - William Franklin
William Franklin (1731 - November 16, 1813) was the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey. William was a steadfast Loyalist throughout the Revolutionary War, despite his father's role as one of the most prominent Patriots during the conflict, a difference that tore the two apart. He was born in Philadelphia, the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin. His mother's identity is unknown though evidence suggests she was a "Low Woman",. - William Russell
William Russell (March 6, 1758-July 3, 1825) was an American soldier, pioneer, and politician from Fayette County, Kentucky. His father, also named William Russell, was a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. In 1773, William Russell, Sr. took his family, including William Jr., westward in the first attempt by British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in Kentucky. - Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens (March 6, 1724 -December 8, 1792) was an American merchant and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, the third President of the Second Continental Congress (November 1, 1777 - December 9, 1778), the Vice-President of South Carolina, and a diplomat. - Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson (1743-1824) was an American educator and director of the mint. He was born near Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, emigrated to the United States in 1768, and lived for a time in Philadelphia. In 1774 he became principal of an academy in Wilmington, Del. In the dispute between the Colonies and the British ministry he allied himself with the Whig or Patriot party, … - Oliver Wolcott
Oliver Wolcott (December 1, 1726 - December 1, 1797), was a signer of the United States' Declaration of Independence as a representative of Connecticut. Oliver Wolcott was born in Windsor, Connecticut, the first of fourteen children of the Royal Governor Roger Wolcott. He attended Yale College, graduating in 1747. He was commissioned to raise a militia company to fight in the French and Indian War, and he served the King as captain in this unit on the northern frontier. - David Bushnell
David Bushnell (1742 - 1824) of Saybrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor during the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating in 1775, while studying at Yale University, the first submarine ever used in combat, known as the Turtle. His idea of using water as ballast for submerging and raising his submarine is still in use today, as is the screw propeller, which was first used in the Turtle. While at Yale, he proved that gunpowder exploded under water. - Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (1759 - July 11, 1822) was a congressman and planter from South Carolina. Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Moore served in the during the Revolutionary War, taking part in the Battle of Cowpens at the age of sixteen. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives to 1794 to 1799. In 1800, he was elected a Democratic-Republican to the seventh congress, serving from 1801 to 1813. - William Anderson
William Anderson (1762 - December 16, 1829) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. William Anderson was born in Accomack County, Virginia, in 1762. Married to Elizabeth Dixon. During the Revolutionary War, he joined the Continental Army at the age of fifteen and served until the end of the war. He was a major on the staff of General Lafayette and distinguished himself at Germantown and Yorktown. - Seth Warner
Seth Warner was born in Roxbury, Connecticut. In 1763, he removed with his father to Bennington in what was then the ‘New Hampshire Grants’. He established there as a huntsman. Warner proved his qualities to the local community, and was elected Captain of the Green Mountain Boys, the local militia formed to resist New York authority over Vermont. With his cousin and the militia’s founder, Ethan Allen, he was outlawed, but never captured. - David Walker
David Walker (unknown - March 1, 1820) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of George Walker and grandfather of James David Walker. Born in Brunswick County, Virginia, Walker attended public and private schools. He served in the Revolutionary War as a private under General Lafayette. He was at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. He moved to Logan County, Kentucky. He served as clerk of county and circuit courts. - James Williams
James Williams (1740-1780) was an American pioneer, farmer, and miller from the Ninety-Six district in South Carolina. During the Revolutionary War, he was Colonel of his area's regiment of militia. He was killed gaining the American victory at the Battle of King's Mountain. James was born in Hanover County, Virginia and orphaned before he was twelve. He moved into the home of his brother John Williams in Granville County, North Carolina. - Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall (about 1731-1786) was an American seaman, merchant, and leader from New York City during the Revolutionary War. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war, he was the president of the first bank in the state of New York and served a term in the New York State Senate. - Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. Raised in Liverpool and later in London, he fell accidentally into acting during his first year at university, and went on to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Initially known as a TV actor in the UK, his biggest international film break was being selected to portray the villain, Colonel William Tavington, opposite Mel Gibson in the Revolutionary War epic "The Patriot" (2000). - Harrison Gray Otis
Harrison Gray Otis (October 8, 1765 - October 28, 1848), Unitarian businessman, lawyer, and politician, was after 1801 one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists. Otis was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Elizabeth (Gray) and Samuel Allyne Otis. His uncle was Revolutionary War leader James Otis, and his father was active in early American politics as a member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, … - Samuel Hopkins
Samuel Hopkins (April 9, 1753 - September 16, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Albemarle County, Virginia, Hopkins was educated by private tutors. He served in the Revolutionary War for a while on the staff of General Washington and later as lieutenant colonel and colonel of the Tenth Virginia Regiment. He moved to Kentucky in 1796 and settled on the Ohio River in 1797 at a point then called Red Banks. He studied law. - Thomas Lee
Thomas Lee (c. 1690 - November 14, 1750) was a British subject and colonist of Virginia, member of the House of Burgesses, and cofounder of the Ohio Company. For a period of less than a year he was also Governor of Virginia in place of the absent William Gooch. He was a member of the Lee family which included many political figures from the pre-Revolutionary War era until the late 20th century. - Abraham Clark
Abraham Clark (February 15, 1725 - September 15, 1794) was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from March 4, 1791, until his death in 1794. Abraham was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. - Francis Dana
Francis Dana (1743-1811) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777-1778 and 1784. He signed the Articles of Confederation. Francis was born on June 13, 1743 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the son of lawyer Richard Dana. He was educated at Harvard where he graduated in 1762, then read for the law and was admitted to the bar and built a successful legal practice in Boston. - William Richardson
William Richardson distinguished himself in the Battle of Harlem Heights in the Revolutionary War. Colonel Richardson High School and Colonel Richardson Middle School in American Corner, Maryland, are named for him. - Francis Smith
Major-General Francis Smith (1723-1791), was the British commander during most of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775.The battle ignited the Revolutionary War that would see America become a separate nation. Smith was a member of His Majesty's 10th Regiment of Foot (its descendant is the Royal Anglian Regiment in the modern British Army). Smith ordered light infantry to move forward while he stayed with the main body of the expedition, … - Robert Brown
Robert Brown (December 25, 1744 - February 26, 1823) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Weaversville, he attended the common schools and was apprenticed to the blacksmith trade. At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War he was commissioned first lieutenant in the Pennsylvania "Flying Camp" on September 10, 1776; he was captured at the surrender of Fort Washington on November 16, 1776, and worked at the blacksmith trade while a prisoner. - William Jasper
William Jasper (c. 1750 - October 9, 1779) was a noted American soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. Jasper first distinguished himself in the defense of Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776. When a shell from a British warship shot away the flagstaff, he recovered the flag, raised it on a temporary staff, and held it under fire until a new staff was installed. - George Middleton
George Middleton (1735 - April 6, 1815) was an African American Revolutionary War veteran, a Prince Hall Freemason, and a community civil rights activist in Massachusetts. - John Montgomery
Col. John Montgomery was an early American colonel, settler, and explorer. He is credited with founding the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, and has the county of Montgomery County, Tennessee named for him. He was born into a Scottish family which immigrated to Virginia in the 17th century. In 1771, Montgomery first entered the area of the Cumberland River. Much was learned in the expedition, but Indians forced the explorers back to Virginia. - Margaret Corbin
Margaret Corbin was a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. On November 16, 1776 she and her husband, John Corbin, both from Philadelphia, along with some 600 American soldiers, were defending Fort Washington in northern Manhattan from 4,000 attacking Hessian troops under British command. John and Margaret crewed one of two cannons the defenders possessed. After her husband was killed, Margaret took over and was severely wounded herself. - John Gardner
John Gardner was an American farmer from South Kingstown and Narragansett, Rhode Island. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Rhode Island in 1789. John’s parents were Colonel John Gardner (1696-1770) and his second wife, Mary (Taylor) Gardner. He was born in South Kingstown in 1747. During the early days of the Revolutionary War he served with a militia company known as the "Kingstown Reds", and was commissioned as a Captain in November of 1775.
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