McHenry, James, 1753-1816
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Mchenry, James
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James McHenry
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James McHenry.
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McHenry, James 1753-1815
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McHenry, James, 1755-1816
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McHenry, James. Baltimore
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McHenry, James (Brunswick, N. J.)
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McHenry, James (Middlebrook, N. J.)
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McHenry, James, Secretary of War,
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McHenry, James (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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M’Henry, James 1753-1815
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Mac Henry, James 1753-1815
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James McHenry, son of Daniel and Agnes McHenry, was born in Ballymena, Ireland, November 16, 1753, and was educated in Dublin. In 1771 he came to Philadelphia; studied medicine under Benjamin Rush, and did hospital service the revolution. In August, 1780, he was on Lafayette's staff. He was a state senator in Maryland from 1781 to 1786, and a member of Congress from 1783-1786. He sat in the Maryland Assembly until 1791, and then became a U.S. Senator. In 1796 he succeeded Thomas Pickering as Secretary of War. In May, 1800, on the demand of President Adams, he resigned from the Cabinet. On January 8, 1784, he married Margaret A. Caldwell. He died, May 3, 1816. (from Dic. Am. Bio) (blue index cards)
American revolutionary patriot.
Physician, pupil of Benjamin Rush, and politician.
McHenry was trained as a physician. He served as a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate from Maryland and signer of the U.S. Constitution. McHenry was the third Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. Fort McHenry in Baltimore was named for him, the site of Francis Scott Key's composition of the "Star Spangled Banner" in 1812.
Signer of Constitution; Secretary of War.
Signed of Constitution; Secretary of War.
U.S. Secretary of War, 1796-1800.
U.S. secretary of war, member of the Continental Congress from Maryland, Continental Army officer, and physician.
Physician and secretary of war under George Washington and John Adams.
James McHenry (1753-1816) American political leader. Native of Ireland, McHenry settled in Philadelphia in 1771 and studied medicine under Benjamin Rush. In 1775-1778, he served as a surgeon in the Continental Army in the American Revolution. Captured by the British at Fort Washington on Harlem Heights, N.Y., he was exchanged in the spring of 1778. In 1778-1780, he served as secretary to Washington, and in 1780-1781, as an aid to Lafayette. In 1796-1800, he served as the Secretary of War. A Federalist, McHenry found himself in a confrontation with John Adams who demanded his resignation.
Physician; revolutionary soldier.
Gentleman, soldier, U.S. Representative from Maryland, and U.S. Secretary of War.
Member of Continental Congress, Constitutional Convention and U.S. Secretary of War, 1796-1800.
James McHenry was born in Ireland to a wealthy family. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1771 due to ill health and began studying medicine in Philadelphia, Pa. McHenry volunteered for the Revolutionary Army in 1776 Jan. as a surgeon. He served as a member of George Washington's staff from 1778 to 1780, and he joined Lafayette's staff in 1780.
McHenry served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1781 to 1786 and was a member of the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1786. In 1787 McHenry attended the Constitutional Convention as a delegate from Maryland. In 1796 Jan., President George Washington appointed McHenry as his Secretary of War. McHenry served in that capacity until 1800 when he retired from public service.
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