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

Senator Benjamin Hawkins

Life dates:

 

15 August 1754-6 June 1818

Place of Residence (1789):

 

Warren County , North Carolina

Occupation (1789) :

 

Planter

Place of Birth:

 

Warren County , North Carolina

Age (1789) :

 

35

Religion (1789):

 

Unknown

College Education :

 

College of New Jersey [Princeton]

Marital Status (1789):

 

Single

Military Service during the Revolutionary War:

 

Officer, Continental Army

Prior Political Offices:

 
  • State Legislature
  • Confederation Congress

Delegate to Federal Convention:

 

No

Delegate to State Ratification Convention:

 

Yes

Pro/Anti ratification of Constitution :

 

Pro

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

 

Moderate/Strong

Last year of continuous service in Senate:

 

1795

 
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