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4 days ago · Samuel Ward was an American farmer, politician, Supreme Court Justice, Governor of Rhode Island and a delegate to the Continental Congress. Born in Newport, he was the son of Rhode Island Governor Richard Ward. Ward got his start in politics as a delegate from Westerly and was elected Governor in 1758. He was defeated by […]
May 21, 2024 · On August 26, 1775, the Rhode Island General Assembly instructed Stephen Hopkins and Samuel Ward to present the establishment of an “American fleet…for the protection of these colonies…” to the Second Continental Congress.
May 16, 2024 · Mr. Samuel Adams; John Adams, Esqr. Robert Treat Paine, Esqr. The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The Rhode Island delegates in attendance at the first meeting were: The Honorable Stephen Hopkins, Esqr. The Honorable Samuel Ward, Esqr. The Colony of Connecticut. The Connecticut delegates in attendance at the first meeting were:
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5 days ago · Senators. Each state in the United States elects two senators, regardless of the state’s population. Senators serve six-year terms with staggered elections. Americans in the United States’s six territories do not have senators. Rhode Island’s senators are: Senior Senator.
May 8, 2024 · May 8, 2024. #2. You may already be aware that his firm (estab 1821) became Benedict Brothers, a well-known name to watch collectors. That may also help connect his sn progression to one of theirs. There are others here who are better informed than I, to speak to this movement.
May 15, 2024 · She was born in New York City, May 27, 1819, her parents being Samuel Ward and Julia Cutter Ward. Her ancestors included the Huguenot Marions, of South Carolina, Governor Sam Ward, of Rhode Island, and Rober Williams, the apostle of religious tolerance. Her father, a banker, gave her every advantage of a liberal education.
May 20, 2024 · Robert Morris Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born American merchant, slave trader and politician who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of ...
