John Langdon represented New Hampshire when he signed the Constitution of the United States of America. Langdon was born on June 26, 1741 and died on September 18, 1819. Langdon was one of the first two United States Senators from New Hampshire and even served as the President pro tempore during is twelve years in Congress. Afterwards her served as the governor of New Hampshire.Time as the President pro tempore:
April 6th, 1789-August 9th, 1789
November 5th, 1792-December 2nd, 1793
Time as US Senator:
April 6th, 1789-March 4th, 1801
Fun facts!
The town of Langdon, New Hampshire is named after John Langdon, as well as Langdon Street in Madison, Wisconsin, town with several streets named after founding fathers.
2 comments:
Well I learned something new - never heard of John Langdon.
Good job son!
I thought I was too old to learn new things ;o) Turns out I'm not!~ Well done Son.
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