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'''Caleb Strong''' was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], representing the state of [[Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/caleb-strong/ A Biography of Caleb Strong 1745-1819]</ref> | '''Caleb Strong''' was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], representing the state of [[Massachusetts]].<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/caleb-strong/ A Biography of Caleb Strong 1745-1819]</ref> | ||
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Caleb Strong was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, representing the state of Massachusetts.[1]
Early Life
Caleb Strong was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, on January 9,1745. He graduated at Harvard in 1764. He was descended from John Strong, who came from Taunton, England, in 1630, and settled in Northampton.
Career
He was admitted to the Hampshire bar in 1772, and settled in his native town. He was County Attorney from 1776 to 1800, a member of the State Convention in 1779, and State Senator from 1780 to 1789.
He was a member of the Convention to frame a national constitution, along with fellow delegates Elbridge Gerry, Nathaniel Gorham, and Rufus King.
He was a United States Senator from 1789 to 1796, and Governor of Massachusetts from 1800 to 1807 and from 1812 to 1816. He died in Northampton, November 7, 1819.[2]
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