Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Name Entries
person
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Wadsworth, Jeremiah
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Wadsworth, Jeremiah
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Delegate of the U.S. Continental Congress, U.S. representative and legislator, army officer, and banker from Connecticut.
Merchant, soldier, and commissary general in the Continental Army; resident of Hartford, Connecticut.
Jeremiah Wadsworth (July 12, 1743– April 30, 1804) was an American sea captain, merchant, and statesman from Hartford, Connecticut who profited from his position as a government official charged with supplying the Continental Army. He represented Connecticut in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives.
Member of the Continental Congress.
The firm of Wadsworth and Carter was the creation of Jeremiah Wadsworth and Colonel Carter. Carter was actually John Barker Church. They served as agents for the French Army during the Revolutionary War.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/28389529
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81021952
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n81021952
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1687546
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
Subjects
Horses
Operational rations (Military supplies)
Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787
Wool industry
Nationalities
Activities
Occupations
Army officers
Bankers
Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Legislators
Merchants
Representatives, U.S. Congress
Legal Statuses
Places
West Indies
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Connecticut
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Connecticut--Hartford
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Virginia-History-Revolution, 1775-1783
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
France
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Williamsburg (Va.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Connecticut
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Hartford (Conn.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Western Reserve (Ohio)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Gloucester (Va.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Hampton (Va.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Virginia
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Connecticut
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>