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Sullivan #3 family of Durham, New Hampshire

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  John Sullivan (1740-1795) — of Durham, Strafford County, N.H. Born in Somersworth, Strafford County, N.H., February 17, 1740. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1780-81; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1782-86; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1782-83; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1785-86; President of New Hampshire, 1786-88, 1789-90; federal judge, 1789; U.S. District Judge for New Hampshire, 1789-95; died in office 1795. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Freemasons. Died in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., January 23, 1795 (age 54 years, 340 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Brother of James Sullivan; father of George Sullivan.
  Political family: Sullivan #3 family of Durham, New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Sullivan (built 1943 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1963) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  James Sullivan (1744-1808) — of Massachusetts. Born in Berwick, York County, Maine, April 22, 1744. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782-83; Massachusetts state attorney general, 1790-1807; Governor of Massachusetts, 1807-08; died in office 1808. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 10, 1808 (age 64 years, 232 days). Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Owen Sullivan and Margary (Browne) Sullivan; brother of John Sullivan; uncle of George Sullivan; second great-grandfather of Francis Henry Appleton; fourth great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; fifth great-grandfather of William Lawrence Saltonstall.
  Political family: Sullivan #3 family of Durham, New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James Sullivan (built 1944 at South Portland, Maine; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Sullivan (1771-1838) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., August 29, 1771. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1805, 1813; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1805-06, 1815-35; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1811-13; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1814-16; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1828. Died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., April 14, 1838 (age 66 years, 228 days). Interment at Winter Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Sullivan; nephew of James Sullivan.
  Political family: Sullivan #3 family of Durham, New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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