Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress 1789-1791
 
The First Federal Congress

Representative Joshua Seney

Life dates:

 

4 March 1756-20 October 1798

Place of Residence (1789):

 

Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Occupation (1789) :

 

Lawyer; Farmer

Place of Birth:

 

Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Age (1789) :

 

33

Religion (1789):

 

Unknown

College Education :

 
College of Philadelphia [University of Pennsylvania]

Marital Status (1789):

 

Widowed

Military Service during the Revolutionary War:

 
  • None

Prior Political Offices:

 
  • State Legislature (75-76, 78-90)
  • Confederation Congress

Delegate to Federal Convention:

 

No

Delegate to State Ratification Convention:

 

No

Pro/Anti ratification of Constitution :

 

Unknown

Support for strong central government (particularly in its executive fuctions)

 

Low/Moderate

Last year of continuous service in House:

 

1792

 

 

 

 
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