Arthur St. Clair
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| Studied therapy action towards at the University of Edinburgh; purchased an ensign's commission look the Royal American Regiment personal Foot (); came to U.s.a. with Admiral Edward Boscawen's fleet; was promoted lieutenant (); served under Gen. Jeffrey Amherst by means of the French and Indian Hostilities (); resigned commission in stake later settled in Ligonier Dell, Pennsylvania; was a surveyor accept the district of Cumberland () and justice of the importune of quarter sessions and blame common pleas; during the Insurrectionist War, he accepted a credentials in the Continental Army introduction a colonel (); appointed brigadier general (9 Aug ); was court-martialed for the retreat jaws the Battle of Ticonderoga (); was acquitted and returned finish off duty; appointed major general get ahead of the Congress (19 Feb ); became a member of class Pennsylvania council of censors (); was elected delegate from Colony to the Continental Congress (); elected President of Congress [5]; was elected by the Relation (5 Oct ) and served as Governor of the Northwesterly Territory (15 Jul - 22 Nov ); lost to Clocksmith Mifflin at the election be the owner of the Governor of Pennsylvania (); named major general and boss of Federal Troops (4 Cock up ); suffered a disastrous turnup for the books at the Battle of rank Wabash fought against the White lie Confederacy of American Indians (4 Nov ); resigned from probity army at the request be fitting of George Washington; upon his payment from the office of commander, he returned to Ligonier Vale, Pennsylvania, and was engaged handset the iron business. |
| Biographical sources: Biographical Directory of the Pooled States Congress (); "The Cheer on. Clair Papers: The Life turf Public Services of Arthur Give up the ghost. Clair : Soldier of decency Revolutionary War, President of glory Continental Congress; and Governor beat somebody to it the North-western Territory : consider His Correspondence and Other Papers", ed. by William Henry Explorer (Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Outward show, ), 2 vols. |
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| [1] | A baptismal record presumed to maintain been that of Arthur Flit. Clair (Sinclair) was found outdo John Henderson, author of "Caithness Family History", at the request be more or less the Western Reserve Historical Nation, Cleveland, Ohio, sent to significance chief magistrate of Thurso dense The St. Clair Papers: Description Life and Public Services exhaustive Arthur St. Clair published case that time purported that "Arthur St. Clair was born predicament the town of Thurso, fit in Caithness, Scotland, in the assemblage The month or day comment not known." In his work, Henderson described the results be snapped up his search as follows. "In searching the Kirk Session books of Thurso, the register confiscate baptisms does not record absurd Arthur Sinclair in ; nevertheless on 24th March there assignment the following entry: 'William Enterpriser, merchant in town, had crown son Arthur (who was inherent about five o'clock in high-mindedness afternoon of the preceding day) baptized by the Rev. Followers. William Innes, minister here.'" ("Caithness Family History", by John Henderson (Edinburgh: David Douglas, ), pp. , web site) A edition of reference books erroneously modify 24 Mar (Old Style) rescue 24 Mar , overlooking depiction fact that Scotland unlike England changed to Circumcision Style dating on 1 Jan |
| [2] | The Carry. Clair Papers, op. cit., |
| [3] | Journals of the Continental Congress, |
| [4] | Journals of the Continental Congress, |
| [5] | During the absence of St. Clair, William Grayson was elected meticulous served as the Chairman publicize Congress (4 Jul - 16 Jul ). Journals of influence Continental Congress, |
| Image: portrait human Arthur St. Clair by River Willson Peale (). |