OVERVIEW:

BORN:
February 23, 1751,
North Hampton, New Hampshire

DIED:
June 6, 1829 (age 78)
Roxbury, Massachusetts

EDUCATION:
Studied Medicine 

POLITICAL PARTY:
Anti-Administration (before 1792)
Democratic-Republican (1792-1829)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1775-1783:
Served in Continental Army During the Revolutionary War,
Participated in Battle of Bunker Hill,
Taken Prisoner and Released in 1776,
Served at the Siege of Yorktown
1781:
Joined General George Washington’s Staff as Deputy Quartermaster General
1784:
Moved to Monmouth, Mass. (now Maine)
1787:
Elected Brigadier General of Militia
1789:
Promoted to Major General,
Appointed U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine
1793-1797:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1801-1809:
U.S. Secretary of War
1809-1812
Collector of the Port of Boston 
1812-1815:
Senior Major General of the U.S. Army
1813:
Placed in Command of New York City 
1822-1824:
U.S. Minister to Portugal 
1824:
Returned to Roxbury, Mass 

SOURCES: 
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
National Park Service
Wikipedia

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