William Gordon (politician, 1763)

William Gordon (born April 12, 1763 in Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  May 8, 1802 ) was an American politician . Between 1797 and 1800 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Gordon attended Harvard College , later Harvard University , until 1779 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1787, he began his new profession in Amherst, New Hampshire. In 1793 he became an administrator ( Register of Probate ). Gordon joined the Federalist Party and served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1794 and 1795 . From 1794 he was District Attorney in Hillsborough County .

In the 1796 congressional elections, held nationwide, Gordon was elected to the US House of Representatives for the third seat of New Hampshire. There he took over from John Samuel Sherburne on March 4, 1797 . In 1798, Gordon was confirmed in his seat in Congress . His second legislative term would have run until March 3, 1801. Gordon resigned on June 12, 1800, after being appointed Attorney General of New Hampshire. His mandate fell to Samuel Tenney after a by-election . In Congress he was involved in the impeachment proceedings against US Senator William Blount from Tennessee in 1798 .

William Gordon held the office of attorney general until his death on May 8, 1802 in Boston.

Web links

• William Gordon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• William Gordon in the database of Find a Grave (English)