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'''William Houstoun''' (1755 - March 17, 1813) was a commissioner, member of the [[Continental Congress]], and delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]] representing the state of [[Georgia]].<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/william-houstoun/ A Biography of William Houstoun 1755-1813]</ref>

'''William Houstoun''' (1755 - March 17, 1813) was a commissioner, member of the [[Continental Congress]], and delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]] representing the state of [[Georgia]].<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/william-houstoun/ A Biography of William Houstoun 1755-1813]</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early life==

William Houstoun was a native of Savannah, Georgia, where he was born about 1755. He was a son of Sir Patrick Houstoun, Baronet, and a brother of Governor John Houstoun. He was educated for the law in Great Britain and was admitted in 1776 to the Inner Temple, London. At the commencement of the Revolution he returned home and took an active part in the cause of liberty.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=u-KBOk41nU4C&pg=PA173 Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from Its Settlement to the Present Time, Chiefly Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of the Most Eminent Men of Each Period of Georgia's Progress and Development, Volume 1]</ref>

William Houstoun was a native of Savannah, Georgia, where he was born about 1755. He was a son of Sir Patrick Houstoun, Baronet, and a brother of Governor John Houstoun. He was educated for the law in Great Britain and was admitted in 1776 to the Inner Temple, London. At the commencement of the Revolution he returned home and took an active part in the cause of liberty.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=u-KBOk41nU4C&pg=PA173 Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from Its Settlement to the Present Time, Chiefly Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of the Most Eminent Men of Each Period of Georgia's Progress and Development, Volume 1]</ref>

==Family==

==Family==

On June 10th, 1786, Houstoun married Mary Bayard, a member of the prominent New York Bayard Family.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5WxoOvnQgMQC&pg=PA102 Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York, Volume 1]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gf90AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA131 The Men Who Made the Constitution: Lives of the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention]</ref>  The couple had two children: Elizabeth and Maria.

On June 10, 1786, Houstoun married Mary Bayard, a member of the prominent New York Bayard Family.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5WxoOvnQgMQC&pg=PA102 Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Family History of New York, Volume 1]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gf90AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA131 The Men Who Made the Constitution: Lives of the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention]</ref>  The couple had two children: Elizabeth and Maria.

==Career==

==Career==

William Houstoun died on March 17, 1813.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=l7eOii1m4F4C&pg=PA42 America's Founding Fathers: Who Are They? Thumbnail Sketches of 164 Patriots]</ref>

William Houstoun died on March 17, 1813.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=l7eOii1m4F4C&pg=PA42 America's Founding Fathers: Who Are They? Thumbnail Sketches of 164 Patriots]</ref>

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[William Houston]]

* [[William Houston]]

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