TEMPLARS "Fathers" Declaration of Independence and Constitution or British Bar Lawyers
Perhaps the "lawyers" line drawn in the sand between----the Mother Templars and the Anti-Federalist Lawyers------- DaySpring Gatherings Network Gabriel Paul November 21, 2007 http://dayspringgatheringscircle.org/blog/?p=4 <http://dayspringgatheringscircle.org/blog/?p=4> Members of the Middle Templars from the British North American Colonies George Percy, 1580-1632 Admitted 12 May, 1597 "Seventh Son of Henry, late Earl of Northumberland, and a brother of Henry (q.v.), late Earl of Northumberland. He was admitted with his brother Alan on the same day. He was born 4 Sept. 1580, and was, therefore, seventeen at his admission. He served in the Low Countries, and took an active part in the Colonization of America. In 1609, he was made Deputy Governour of Virginia. He returned to England in 1612, and subsequently served again in the Netherlands. He died in 1632. He took a leading part in the controversy with Captain John Smith and the Virginia Settlers and wrote an answer to Smith's General History, entitled A True Relation of Occurrents in Virginia. He also wrote A Discourse of the Plantation,Hakluyt's Voyages. which is printed in William Stephens, 1671-1753 Admitted 25 November, 1691 Son of Sir William Stephens, Governour of the Isle of Wight. He was educated at Winchester and Cambridge, where he graduated in 1684. He represented Newport [L.W., in Parliament from 1702-1722, when he was unseated, and extravagant expenditure obliged him to flee from his creditors. In 1728 he found employment in Scotland, but in 1736 went on a mission to South Carolina, and subsequently settled as a planter in Georgia and became President of the Colony in 1743. From this post he retired in 1750 and died in poverty three years later. Charles Carroll, 1737-1832 Eldest son of Charles Carroll, M.D., of Annapolis, Maryland, where he was born 20 Sept. 1737. He was descended from Charles Carroll, Secretary to Lord Powis, who emigrated to America in 1688 and became agent to Lord Baltimore. He was called to the Bar 22 Nov. 1754, and returned to America the following year. He was one of the most ardent opponents of the taxation of the Colonists, and one of the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. In 1788, he was elected to the United States Senate. He died 14 Nov. 1832, at the great age of 95. He is commonly known as "Carroll of Carrollton," to distinguish him from another Charles Carroll, a contemporary. John Dickinson, 1732-1808 Admitted 21 December, 1753 Second son of Samuel Dickinson of Delaware, Kent, Pennsylvania. He was born at Crosia, Talbot Co., Maryland, 13 Nov. 1732. Before entering at the Temple he studied law at Philadelphia, and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple 8 Feb. 1757. In 1763 he became a member of the Pennsylvania assembly, where he advocated the rights and liberties of the colonists as "free-born Englishmen," and he is the author of the famous phrase "No taxation without Representation." This principle he advocated in a series of letters signed a "Pennsylvania Farmer," a title by which he is still generally known. He was also one of the committee who drew up the famous "Petition to the King," and subsequently the "Declaration of Independence" (1776). When the war broke out he served as a private in the army and became Brigidier-General. In 1780, he was chosen President of Delaware, and two years later President of the Supreme Council of Pennsylvania. In 1787, he was a member of the Convention which framed the Constitution of the United States. He died 14 Feb. 1808. His various political writings were collected and published in 1801. Thomas Heyward, 1746-1809 Admitted 10 January, 1765 Eldest son of Daniel Heyward of Charleston, South Carolina. He was born at St. Luke's, South Carolina , in 1746. After his course at the Temple, he returned home and was elected to the Congress of 1775, and was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. He 1778 he was appointed a State Judge. He died in March, 1809. Arthur Lee, 1740-1792 Admitted 15 November, 1773. Youngest son of the Hon. Thomas Lee, of Virginia. He was educated at Eton and Edinburgh, where he received the degree of M.D. in 1765. He took part in the "Newspaper Controversies" in American affairs under the signature "Junis Americanus." He assisted Dr. Franklin in his agency for the colony of Massachusetts. In 1782, he was elected to Congress, and was a member of the board of Treasury from 1784 to 1789. He died 12 Dec. 1792. He was admitted to the Middle Temple in Lincoln's Inn. William Livingston, 1723-1790 Admitted 29 October, 1742. Son of Col. Philip Livingstone of New York. He was born at Albany, N.Y., 30 Nov.1723. The year before his entry at the Temple, he graduated Yale University. In 1752 he published a Digest of the Colony Laws, and in 1758 he was elected a member of the New York Assembly. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, and was one of the framers of the United States Constitution. In 1776 he became Governor of New Jersey, in which State he died 25 July, 1790. He published several treatises of a political character, and a poem entitled Philosophical Solitude. A Memoir of his life was published by Theodore Sedgewick, his great-grandson, in 1833. Thoman Lynch, 1749-1779 Admitted 6 March, 1767. Only son of Thomas Lynch of Charlestown, South Carolina, where he was born 5 Aug. 1749. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge. He returned to South Carolina in 1772, and in 1776 attended the Continetal Congress. He was one of the signers of the Declaraton of Independence. In 1779 he went for a voyage for the benefit of his health and was never heard of again. Thomas McKean, 1734-1817 Admitted 9 May, 1758 Son of William McKean of Chester, Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1734. He became a member of Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1777, he was made President of Delaware, of which State he compiled the Constitution. In the same year he was elected Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and in 1799 Governour of that State. He died at Philadelphia 24 June, 1817. Arthur Middleton, 1743-1787 Admitted 14 April, 1757 Eldest Son of Henry Middleton of Middleton, South Carolina, (deriving from Twickenham, England). He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge. On approach of the revolution he became a member of the first Council of Safety, a delegate to Congress, and he was one who signed the Declaration of Independence. In 1780, he was taken prisoner by the British, and on his release, again entered Congress, where he reported many of the debates. He died 1 Jan. 1787. Peyton Randolph, 1723-1775 Admitted 13 October, 1739. Second Son of Sir John Randolph of Virginia. He was called to the Bar 10 Feb. 1743. He became a leader in the popular cause in the disputes with the Mother Country, and he was the author of the address in the House of Burgesses, Virginia, against the Stamp Act, and the President of the Contiential Congress at Philadelphia in 1774. He died whilst attending the Congress in 1775. William Rawle, 1759-1836 Admitted 17 August, 1781 Only son of Francis Rawle, merchant of Philadelphia. After completing his course in the Temple he returned to Philadelphia, and was elected to the legislature in 1789, and in 1791 became U.S. District Attorney. He was the first President of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, and received the degree of LL.D from the Princeton College in recognition of the merits of his Views of the Constitution of the United States, published in 1825. He died 12 April, 1836. Joseph Reed, 1741-1785 Admitted 16 December, 1763 Eldest son of Andrew Reed of Trenton co. Hunterdon, New Jersey where he was born 27 Aug. 1741. In 1767 he was Deputy-Secretary of New Jersey. He was a member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1774, and President of Pennsylvania Convention in 1775, and President of Pennsylvania in 1778. He died 6 Mar. 1785. He was the grand-father of Henry Reed, the well-known American Scholar. Edward Rutledge, 1749-1800 Admitted 12 January, 1767 Fifth son of John Rutledge of Charlestown, South Carolina and younger brother of John Rutledge (q.v.). He was born at Charlestown 23 Nov. 1749. After his course at the Temple he returned to America, where he was chosen to the First Continental Congress and became a member of the Board of War. In war, he was taken prisoner, but on his release, served in the Legislature and was Governour of his State in 1798. He died 23 Jan. 1800. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. John Rutledge, 1739-1800 Admitted 11 October, 1754 Son and Heir of John Rutledge of Charlestown, South Carolina and elder brother of Edward (q.v.) He was called to the Temple 8 Feb.1760. He was a member of the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 and of the First Continental Congress in 1774. He assisted in preparing the Constitution of South Carolina, and was the first State Governour. He took a prominent part in framing the Federal Constitution, and in July 1795, became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He died 23 July, 1880. In Service, Peace be with you Gabriel Paul http://dayspringgatheringscircle.org/dayspring_library.html <http://dayspringgatheringscircle.org/dayspring_library.html> Fear knocked at the door.....Faith Answered........There was no one there. There is something within me that might be illusion as it is often case with young delighted people, but if I would be fortunate to achieve some of my ideals, it would be on the behalf of the whole of humanity. 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