Samuel Huntington was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. He also served as President of the Continental Congress and Governor of Connecticut.
All in Bios
Agrippa Hull Becomes the Life of the Party
Agrippa Hull was a free Black man who played an important role supporting the engineering department of the Continental Army.
Federalist Signer, Republican Senator - Nicholas Gilman
Nicholas Gilman was a Signer of the Constitution and an inaugural member of the House of Representatives.
The Wild Rides of 'Mad' Anne Bailey
Anne Bailey served as a courier and scout on the American Frontier during the Revolutionary and Northwest Indian Wars.
William Maxwell Commands While Disguised With Liquor
William Maxwell was a Brigadier General during the American Revolution who played an extremely important part of the famous Crossing of the Delaware.
David Hosack - The Doctor at The Duel
David Hosack was the doctor who attended to Alexander Hamilton after he was shot by Aaron Burr.
Francis Nash Is Not The Enemy
Francis Nash was a Brigadier General in the American Revolutionary War and the namesake of Nashville, TN.
David Cobb Celebrates Victory at Mount Vernon
David Cobb served as an aide-de-camp to General Washington during the Revolutionary War before holding many important positions on the State level, including Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
Tench Tilghman Delivers The Good News
Tench Tilghman was an aide-de-camp to General Washington during the Revolutionary War who was sent to tell the Continental Congress about victory at Yorktown.
Joseph Hawley Sends Broken Hints to John Adams
Joseph Hawley was one of the most important instigators of rebellion in colonial Massachusetts.
Fifty Years of Founding - Joseph Nourse's Six Presidents
Joseph Nourse was one of the longest serving civil servants in American history…from the Revolutionary War until the Age of Jackson.
John Henry Stalls the Articles of Confederation
John Henry was a Continental Congressman, Governor of Maryland and original United States Senator.
Ezekiel Cornell Arrests the Mayor of New York
Ezekiel Cornell was a Rhode Island Patriot who was asked to arrest a very powerful person...the Mayor of New York.
Matthew Thornton Squeezes His Name on The Declaration
Matthew Thornton may be one of the cherished names written on the Declaration of Independence, but his real accomplishments were in leading the people of New Hampshire through revolution and into a new government.
Aedanus Burke Denounces American Nobility
Aedanus Burke is best known for his attacks on the Society of the Cincinnati, claiming it was a conspiracy to install nobility into the United States.
Eleazer Oswald Accidentally Starts The Retreat at Monmouth
Eleazer Oswald was an Artillery Commander in the Continental Army when he accidentally ruined the career of Charles Lee.
The First Chaplain of the US Senate - Samuel Provoost
Samuel Provoost was the first Chaplain of the United States Senate.
George Taylor - The Indentured Servant Who Signed The Declaration
George Taylor was the only former indentured servant to sign the Declaration of Independence.
William Short - Jefferson's First Disciple
William Short was the 3rd US Minister to France, 2nd Minister to the Netherlands and 2nd Minister to Spain, later retiring to a life as a prominent abolitionist.
The South Asian Mistress of Aaron Burr
Mary Emmons was an Indian woman who eventually settled on the other side of the world and had two children with Aaron Burr.