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'''William Few''' (b. June 8, 1748; d. October 9, 1824) was a lawyer and United States Senator from [[Georgia]].  He attended the Federal [[Constitutional Convention]] and signed the [[United States Constitution]].

'''William Few''' (June 8, 1748 – October 9, 1824) was a lawyer and United States Senator from [[Georgia]].  He attended the Federal [[Constitutional Convention]] and signed the [[United States Constitution]].

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Few was born near Baltimore, [[Maryland]], on June 8, 1748.  His family moved to Orange County, [[North Carolina]] in 1758.  With the exception of a brief period in the 1760's, Few was essentially self-educated.  He found time to read and study law, and was admitted to the bar in 1776. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000100</ref>, <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/few.htm</ref>

Few was born near Baltimore, [[Maryland]], on June 8, 1748.  His family moved to Orange County, [[North Carolina]] in 1758.  With the exception of a brief period in the 1760's, Few was essentially self-educated.  He found time to read and study law, and was admitted to the bar in 1776.,<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000100</ref><ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/few.htm</ref>

==Military Service==

==Military Service==

Few was one of the first men to enlist in the volunteer militia company formed in Hillsborough.  He later enlisted in the Richmond County Regiment, which his brother commanded.  After the fall of Savannah to the [[British]], Few's regiment led continued resistance, eventually forcing the British to abandon [[Augusta]]. <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/few.htm</ref>

Few was one of the first men to enlist in the volunteer militia company formed in Hillsborough.  He later enlisted in the Richmond County Regiment, which his brother commanded.  After the fall of Savannah to the [[British]], Few's regiment led continued resistance, eventually forcing the British to abandon [[Augusta]].<ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/few.htm</ref>

==Continental Congress==

==Continental Congress==

==Later Political Service==

==Later Political Service==

In 1789, Few was elected to the [[United States Senate]] as one of [[Georgia]]'s original Senators.  He served through 1793, and was appointed a judge of the circuit court of Georgia in 1794--a position he held until 1797.

In 1789, Few was elected to the [[United States Senate]] as one of [[Georgia]]'s original Senators.  He served through 1793, and was appointed a judge of the circuit court of Georgia in 1794—a position he held until 1797.

In 1799, he moved to the state of New York, and served in the New York state assembly from 1802-1805.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=v9MBIctdjjkC&pg=PA1048 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, Inclusive]</ref>

In 1799, he moved to the state of New York, and served in the New York state assembly from 1802-1805.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=v9MBIctdjjkC&pg=PA1048 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, Inclusive]</ref>

==Later Life==

==Later life==

He was director of Manhattan Bank from 1804 to 1814.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8zcjYPZxPV0C&pg=PA90 Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Biographical Dictionary]</ref>

He was director of Manhattan Bank from 1804 to 1814.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8zcjYPZxPV0C&pg=PA90 Shapers of the Great Debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Biographical Dictionary]</ref>

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