Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant
American politician (1746-1793) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (1746 – October 8, 1793) was an American politician who served as a member of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey from 1774 to 1776. He was a member of the committee that drafted the Constitution of New Jersey. He served as a delegate from the Province of New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777, and as Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1777 to 1780.
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Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant | |
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Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
In office 1777–1780 | |
Preceded by | John Morris, Jr. |
Succeeded by | William Bradford |
Personal details | |
Born | 1746 Newark, Province of New Jersey, British America |
Died | October 8, 1793 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Spencer Elizabeth Rittenhouse |
Children | eight |
Relatives | Jonathan Dickinson (maternal grandfather) John Sergeant (son) Thomas Sergeant (son) |
Education | College of New Jersey College of Philadelphia |
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