Henry Wisner

Henry Wisner (* 1720 in Florida , Orange County , Province of New York , †  March 4, 1790 in Goshen , New York ) was an American politician . In 1775 and 1776 he was a delegate for New York in the Continental Congress .

Career

Henry Wisner received an academic education and then worked in the real estate industry. He later ran a flour mill near Goshen. He was also an assistant judge at the court of appeal in his home country. Between 1759 and 1769 he sat in the colonial New York House of Representatives. In the 1770s he joined the revolutionary movement. In 1775 he was a member of the provincial convent there. In 1775 and 1776 he represented his state in the Continental Congress. There he was for the adoption of the United States' Declaration of Independence . However, he did not have the authority of his state to vote for this declaration or to sign it. In 1776 and 1777 he was a member of theProvincial Congress . When he heard about the ammunition and powder problems of the Continental Army , he set up three powder factories in the vicinity of Goshen to supply the armed forces. In 1777 he was also a member of the Commission for the Drafting of the State Constitution of New York. Until 1778 he was also a member of a committee for the military fortification of the Hudson River .

Wisner was a member of the New York Senate from 1777 to 1782 . He founded a school in his home town of Goshen and was a board member of the University of the State of New York . In 1788 he was a member of the State Assembly that ratified the United States Constitution. He died on March 4, 1790.

Web links

• Henry Wisner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry Wisner in the database of Find a Grave (English)