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Pickering, Timothy

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1745–1829, American political leader and Revolutionary War army officer, b. Salem, Mass. He was admitted to the bar (1768) and played an active part in pre-Revolutionary activities against the British. In 1774 and 1775 he was connected with the Massachusetts committee of correspondence. A colonel in the Massachusetts militia, he joined George Washington's army in the American Revolution, served (1777) as Washington's adjutant-general, was a member of the board of war, and was (1780–85) quartermaster general. After the Revolution, he moved to Pennsylvania and was sent by the Pennsylvania government to the Wyoming valley region of Pennsylvania to organize the newly formed Luzerne co. and to represent the state in the dispute over land claims between Connecticut settlers and Pennsylvania. He was a member of the state constitutional convention (1789–90) and negotiated treaties with various Native American tribes for the federal government. He was Postmaster General (1791–95), Secretary of…
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Full text Article Pickering, Timothy

From The Great American History Fact-Finder
Military and political leader. During the American Revolution Pickering served as quartermaster general (1780–85) of the Continental army. President George Washington appointed him postmaster general, and he also held the cabinet positions of secretary of war and then secretary of state. While…
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Full text Article PICKERING, TIMOTHY (1745-1829)

From The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment
Timothy Pickering was a prominent American political leader during the Era of the American Revolution. While he was not an intellectual, Pickering perhaps typified politically active Americans of his generation whose lives reflected the values of the Enlightenment. Pickering was born in Salem, …
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Full text Article Pickering, Timothy

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born July 17, 1745, Salem, Mass.—died Jan. 29, 1829, Salem, Mass., U.S.) U.S. politician. He joined the militia in 1766 and served in the American Revolution under George Washington , becoming adjutant general (1777–78) and quartermaster general (1780–85). He later served as U.S. postmaster general…
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Full text Article Pickering, Timothy

From American Biographies: American Political Leaders
(b. 1745–d. 1829) Continental army officer, cabinet member, Federalist leader Timothy Pickering was a leading figure in the Revolutionary War and in the administrations of both Presidents George Washington and John Adams. But Pickering's scheming with Alexander Hamilton led to his being fired by…
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Full text Article Pickering, Timothy

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
1745–1829, American political leader and Revolutionary War army officer, b. Salem, Mass. He was admitted to the bar (1768) and played an active part in pre-Revolutionary activities against the British. In 1774 and 1775 he was connected with the Massachusetts committee of correspondence. A colonel in…
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Full text Article Dennie, Joseph

From Encyclopedia of American Literature Full text Article Volume 1
(b. 1768–d. 1812) American essayist, editor Joseph Dennie, known as “the American Addison” (a reference to the English essayist Joseph Addison [1672–1719]), earned his reputation with two series of satiricessays, “The Lay Preacher” and “Farrago.” Dennie also established the Port Folio , the first…
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Full text Article Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823)

From The Encyclopedia of The Continental Congresses
Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823)
Cadwalader was a dedicated military officer during the American Revolution and served in the Continental Congress (1785, 1786, 1787). Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was the son of Dr. Thomas Cadwalader, a physician in New Jersey, and his wife Hannah (née Lambert) Cadwalader. Historian William Henry…
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