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.
Nathaniel Freeman | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Sandwich district | |
| In office 1775–1775 | |
| Personal details | |
| 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 |
| Branch/service | Massachusetts Militia |
| Years of service | 1776–1791 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Biography
editNathaniel 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. In September of 1774 he was chosen the leader of a mass protest against the British "Intolerable Acts," which won the agreement of county officials to ignore the requirements of Parliament's new legislation. The following year was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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
edit- ^ Adams, John Quincy; Charles Francis Adams (1903). Life in a New England town, 1787, 1788 : diary of John Quincy Adams. Little, Brown. p. 26. OCLC 492046.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Packard, Randall F. (1901). The History of Medicine in the United States. J.B. Lippincott. p. 237. OCLC 1460430.
- This article incorporates text from The History of Medicine in the United States (1901) which is in the public domain.
External links
edit- Nathaniel Freeman Papers at The University of Michigan
- Nathaniel Freeman at Find a Grave