Sullivan, John, 1740-1795

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>03/10/1789 NH Governor Won 42.85% (+1.98%)</li>
<li>02/02/1789 NH At-Large Lost 1.86% (-31.12%)</li>
<li>12/15/1788 NH At-Large - Initial Election Won 7.31% (-7.84%)</li>
<li>03/11/1788 NH Governor Lost 41.46% (-8.57%)</li>
<li>03/13/1787 NH Governor Won 39.65% (-4.27%)</li>
<li>03/14/1786 NH Governor Won 50.30% (+8.28%)</li>
<li>03/08/1785 NH Governor Lost 10.98% (-24.30%)</li>
<li>12/31/1780 NH Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1779 NH Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1774 NH Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>09/01/1774 NH Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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<p>John Sullivan (February 17, 1740 – January 23, 1795) was a Founding Father of the United States and an American General in the Revolutionary War winning several key battles most notably the Delaware crossing. He was a delegate in the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, the third governor of New Hampshire, and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.</p>

<p>Sullivan, the third son of American settlers, served as a major general in the Continental Army and as Governor (or "President") of New Hampshire. He commanded the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. As a member of Congress, Sullivan worked closely with the French Ambassador to the United States, the Chevalier de la Luzerne.</p>

<p>Born in Somersworth in the Province of New Hampshire, British America, Sullivan was the third son of Irish settlers from the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland; his father was a schoolmaster. One of his brothers, James Sullivan, became Governor of Massachusetts. Another brother, Benjamin, who served in the Royal Navy died before the American Revolution. A landing party from HMS Allegiance on February 14, 1781 kidnapped another brother, Captain David Sullivan, who later died of disease.</p>

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SULLIVAN, John, (Brother of James Sullivan and father of George Sullivan), a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Somersworth, N.H., February 17, 1740; received a limited education; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Durham in 1760; Member of the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775; during the Revolution was appointed as a brigadier general; later promoted to major general, and from June 1775 until early in 1780; again a Member of the Continental Congress in 1780 and 1781; attorney general of New Hampshire 1782-1786; president of New Hampshire in 1786 and 1787; member of the state ratification convention in 1788; speaker of the state house of representatives; again chosen president of New Hampshire; appointed by President Washington judge of the United States District Court of New Hampshire in September 1789 and held that office until his death in Durham, N.H., January 23, 1795; interment in the Sullivan family cemetery.