Nathaniel Freeman (physician)
Nathaniel Freeman | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Sandwich district |
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In office 1775–1775 |
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Born | March 28, 1741 Dennis, Massachusetts, British America |
Died | September 20, 1827 |
Relations | Son: Rep. Nathaniel Freeman, Jr.[1] |
Occupation | Physician, Judge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | Massachusetts Militia |
Years of service | 1776–1791 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
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[2]
References
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External links
- Nathaniel Freeman Papers at The University of Michigan
- Dr. Nathaniel Freeman at Findagrave.com
- Pages with broken file links
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the New International Encyclopedia
- 1741 births
- 1827 deaths
- Massachusetts militiamen in the American Revolution
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Militia generals in the American Revolution
- People from Dennis, Massachusetts
- People of Massachusetts in the American Revolution
- American physicians
- American judges
- People from Sandwich, Massachusetts
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society