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==Revolutionary War==
==Revolutionary War==
Langdon was elected to the New Hampshire legislature in 1774 on a platform of strong opposition to British taxation and support for the boycott of British goods established by the [[Continental Association]]. (Ironically, his brother was also elected to the legislature the same year as a voice for merchants who opposed the boycott.) Recognizing that more direct action would be needed, John Langdon joined a group of militiamen in a raid to remove the gunpowder from the local fort before it could be seized by the Crown.
Langdon was elected to the New Hampshire legislature in 1774 on a platform of strong opposition to British taxation and support for the boycott of British goods established by the [[Continental Association]]. (Ironically, his brother was also elected to the legislature the same year as a voice for merchants who opposed the boycott.) Recognizing that more direct action would be needed, John Langdon joined a group of militiamen in a raid to remove the gunpowder from the local fort before it could be seized by the Crown.<ref>[https://history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/langdon.htm]</ref>
Shortly before the [[Battle of Bennington]], Langdon recognized the financial shortfall of New Hampshire. In response, he personally pledged the funds so as to help raise and arm the troops necessary to defend against the advancing British.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/artifact/Painting_32_00023.htm Biography of John Langdon]</ref> Using these funds, General John Stark was able to raise 1500 militiamen in six days.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=llTeGbB2__IC&pg=PA73 Saratoga Campaign]</ref> Langdon gave a speech about this, in which he said in part:
<blockquote>I have a thousand dollars in hard money; I will pledge my plate for three thousand more. I have seventy hogsheads of Tobago rum which will be sold for the most they will bring. They are at the service of the state. If we succeed in defending our firesides and our homes I may be remunerated; if we do not then the property will be of no value to me. Our friend, John Stark, who so nobly maintained the honor of our state at Bunker Hill, may safely be entrusted with the honor of the enterprise and we will check the progress of Burgoyne.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=cWvmHlUZUdEC&pg=PA21 John Langdon]</ref></blockquote>
==Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention==
==Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention==