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Preceded by
  
Name
  
William Gordon

Succeeded by
  
Alma mater
  

Children
  
William Gordon

Party
  
Political party
  
Died
  
May 8, 1802

Resigned
  
June 12, 1800

Born
  
April 12, 1763Boston, Suffolk CountyMassachusetts, USA (
1763-04-12
)

Resting place
  
Amherst Town Hall Burying GroundAmherst, Hillsborough CountyNew Hampshire, USA

Spouse(s)
  
Mary Frances Amherst Gordon

Education
  
Harvard College, Harvard University

Previous office
  
Representative 1797–1800

William Gordon (April 12, 1763 – May 8, 1802) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the state of New Hampshire.

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Early life

Born near Boston, Massachusetts, Gordon graduated from Harvard College in 1779, studied law with Joshua Atherton, admitted to the bar in 1787 and commenced practice in Amherst, New Hampshire.

Career

Gordon was appointed register of probate in 1793 and was a member of the New Hampshire Senate for the seventh district in 1794 and 1795. He was also solicitor of Hillsborough County from 1794 to 1801.

Elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, Gordon served as a United States Representative of the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1797, until June 12, 1800. He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount, a United States Senator from Tennessee. He resigned to accept the office of New Hampshire Attorney General, which he held until his death.

Death

Gordon died in Boston on May 8, 1802 (age 39 years, 26 days). He was interred at Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

Family life

Gordon is one of many New Hampshire notables who descends from New Hampshire Pioneer Alexander Gordon. He married Mary Frances Atherton, daughter of Joshua Atherton, and they had one son, William.

References

William Gordon (New Hampshire politician) Wikipedia


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