Beatty, John, 1749-1826

<p>John Beatty (December 10, 1749 – May 30, 1826) was an American slave owner, physician, and statesman from Princeton, New Jersey.</p>

<p>He was born in Neshaminy in the Province of Pennsylvania on December 10, 1749. Beatty was the oldest of ten children of Irish born Rev. Charles Clinton Beatty and Anne (née Reading) Beatty, who were married in 1746. His father was a Presbyterian minister who did missionary work among the Native Americans.</p>

<p>His maternal grandfather was John Reading, president of the New Jersey Provincial Council and acting Governor of the Province of New Jersey. His paternal grandparents were John Beatty and Christiana (née Clinton) Beatty. John's grandmother was the daughter of James Clinton and the sister of Charles Clinton (himself the father of Revolutionary War Major General James Clinton and Vice President George Clinton, and the grandfather of New York Governor DeWitt Clinton).</p>

<b>John Beatty</b><br>
<b>BIRTH</b> 10 Dec 1749<br>
Neshaminy, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA<br>
<b>DEATH</b> 30 Apr 1826 (aged 76)<br>
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA<br>
<b>BURIAL</b><br>
First Presbyterian Churchyard<br>
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

BEATTY, John, a Delegate and a Representative from New Jersey; born in Neshaminy, Bucks County, Pa., December 10, 1749; was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1769; studied medicine in Philadelphia and practiced in Bucks County; entered the Revolutionary Army in 1775 and had attained the rank of major when he was made prisoner at the surrender of Fort Washington; after his exchange was appointed commissary general of prisoners with the rank of colonel May 28, 1778; resigned March 31, 1780, and resumed the practice of medicine in Princeton, N.J.; member of the State council 1781-1783; Member of the Continental Congress in 1784-1785; appointed by President Lee as one of the special committee to receive and take leave of General Lafayette in the name of the Continental Congress while it was in session at Trenton on December 11, 1784; member of the State convention that adopted the Federal Constitution in 1787; member of the State general assembly in 1789 and 1790, serving as speaker; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); brigadier general of the Somerset Militia 1793-1796; secretary of state of New Jersey 1795-1805; served as trustee of the College of New Jersey from 1787 until 1802; president of the Trenton Banking Co., from 1815 to 1826; died in Trenton, N.J., May 30, 1826; interment in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>10/09/1810 NJ At-Large Lost 0.23% (-16.19%)</li>
<li>11/08/1808 NJ At-Large Lost 7.36% (-2.00%)</li>
<li>10/15/1806 NJ At-Large Lost 5.34% (-9.58%)</li>
<li>12/30/1794 NJ At-Large Lost 6.42% (-7.19%)</li>
<li>10/09/1792 NJ At-Large Won 16.30% (+0.00%)</li>
<li>01/26/1791 NJ At-Large Lost 2.26% (-17.64%)</li>
<li>12/31/1784 NJ Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1783 NJ Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1782 NJ Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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<ul><b>SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN</b>
<li>01/11/1795 NJ At-Large - Special Election Won 0.00% (-2.91%)</li>
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