John langdon

John Langdon

By Sietsemamc

  • John Langdon born

    In Portsmouth NH
  • Period: to

    John Langdons life span

  • educated at a local school

    his highest level of education

  • served an apprenticeship as a clerk

    attempted to participate in the family business

  • age of twenty-two he was captain of a cargo ship sailing to the West Indies

    went into the mercantile business for himself

  • he participated in the seizure and confiscation of British munitions from the Portsmouth fort.

    played an active role in the Revolution

  • Speaker of the New Hampshire assembly

    sat in the Continental Congress

  • Captured enemy ships

    ship merchant and participated in war

  • Married Elizabeth Sherburne

    gave birth to 1 daughter

  • Signing of the Articles of Confederation

    He had strong support of measures to strengthen the national government. Langdon was particularly forceful in advocating centralized authority for the regulation of commerce, taxation, and military matters.

  • elected to the Continental Congress

    Langdon was forced to pay his own expenses and those of Nicholas Gilman to the Constitutional Convention because New Hampshire was unable or unwilling to pay them.

  • Constitution was signed

    He was a Federalist

  • Led body of milita for the Revolutionary war

    He took over and led into battles but mainly worked with ships

  • John Langdon dies

    78 years old