Occupation Physician, Judge Role Physician Died September 20, 1827 | Years of service 1776–1791 Rank Brigadier general Name Nathaniel Freeman | |
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Relations Son: Rep. Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. Battles/wars American Revolutionary War Battles and wars American Revolutionary War | ||
Service/branch Massachusetts Militia Allegiance United States of America | ||
Nathaniel Freeman (March 28, 1741 – September 20, 1827) was an American physician and jurist. He was a Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1775.
Biography
Nathaniel Freeman born in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 1741. He settled at Sandwich (also Barnstable County) in 1763 where he established a medical practice. He also studied Law.
In 1773, Freeman became chairman of the Committee of Correspondence of Safety of Sandwich. He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1775 and was appointed colonel of a militia regiment.
Freeman served during the American Revolutionary War, commanding a militia regiment in the Rhode Island expedition, and from 1781 to 1791 he was brigadier general of militia. He was also a judge of probate and of the Court of Common Pleas.
In 1814, Freeman was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society