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Richard Bassett (17 de abril de 1745 - 15 de agosto de 1815) foi um político norte-americano que foi governador do estado do Delaware, no período de 1799 a 1801, pelo Partido Federalista. [ 1 ] Referências
- Richard Bassett, Delaware
- Gunning Bedford, Jr., Delaware
- Jacob Broom, Delaware
- John Dickinson, Delaware
- George Read, Delaware
Bassett (Basset) was born in Cecil County, MD., in April 1745. After his tavern-keeper father deserted his mother, he was reared by a relative, Peter Lawson, from whom he later inherited Bohemia Manor (MD.) estate. He read for the law at Philadelphia and in 1770 received a license to practice in Dover, DE. He prospered as a lawyer and planter, and ...
Bedford was born in 1747 at Philadelphia and reared there. The fifth of seven children, he was descended from a distinguished family that originally settled in Jamestown, VA. He usually referred to himself as Gunning Bedford, Jr., to avoid confusion with his cousin and contemporary Delaware statesman and soldier, Col. Gunning Bedford. In 1771 signe...
Broom was born in 1752 at Wilmington, DE., the eldest son of a blacksmith who prospered in farming. The youth was educated at home and probably at the local Old Academy. Although he followed his father into farming and also studied surveying, he was to make his career primarily in mercantile pursuits, including shipping and the import trade, and in...
Dickinson, "Penman of the Revolution," was born in 1732 at Crosiadore estate, near the village of Trappe in Talbot County, Maryland. He was the first son of Samuel Dickinson, the prosperous farmer, and his second wife, Mary (Cadwalader) Dickinson. In 1740, the family moved to Kent County near Dover, Delaware, where private tutors educated the youth...
Read's mother was the daughter of a Welsh planter, and his Dublin-born father a landholder of means. Soon after George's birth in 1733 near the village of North East in Cecil County, MD, his family moved to New Castle, DE, where the youth, who was one of six sons, grew up. He attended school at Chester, PA, and Rev. Francis Alison's academy at New ...
Richard Bassett (April 2, 1745 – September 15, 1815) was an American politician, attorney, slave owner and later abolitionist, veteran of the American Revolution, signer of the United States Constitution, and one of the Founding Fathers of America.
Richard Bassett was a lawyer, politician and signer of the U.S. Constitution from Delaware. He served in the American Revolution, the state government, the federal judiciary and the Methodist Church.
1 de mar. de 2022 · 44 subscribers. 2. 34 views 1 year ago. Historian Tom Welch talks about Richard Bassett - Delaware Governor, attorney, Captain of the Dover Light Horse Regiment and the Delaware State Militia...
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20 de fev. de 2019 · Culture | From Habsburgs to turbo-capitalism. Richard Bassett reflects on Europe in the 1980s. The former foreign correspondent’s memoirs recall a continent caught between a romantic past and...
17 de dez. de 2019 · Learn about Richard Bassett, a lawyer, judge, politician and signer of the United States Constitution. He also served as the first United States Senator and the Governor of Delaware.
