George Partridge

George Partridge (born February 8, 1740 in Duxbury , Plymouth County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  July 7, 1828 there ) was an American politician . In 1789 and 1790 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives ; previously he was a delegate to the Continental Congress .

Career

George Partridge grew up during the British colonial era. He attended Harvard College until 1762 . He then taught in Kingston as a teacher for some time . He also studied theology, but without working in this profession. In the 1770s, Partridge joined the American Revolution . In 1774 and 1775 he was a member of the Provincial Congress. From 1775 to 1779 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . From 1777 to 1812 he served as a sheriff in Plymouth County. From 1779 to 1785 he took part in the sessions of the Continental Congress. In 1780 he was one of the first members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1788 he was again a member of the state parliament. Politically, as a member of the pro-administration faction , he was close to the future President George Washington .

In the congressional election of 1789 Partridge was elected to the United States House of Representatives in the fifth constituency of Massachusetts, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1789. He exercised this until his resignation on August 14, 1790. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, George Partridge devoted himself to the Partridge Seminary in Duxbury, which he sponsored. He died on July 7, 1828 in his native Duxbury.

Web links

• George Partridge in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Partridge in the database of Find a Grave (English)