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'''Nathaniel Gorham''' (b. May 27, 1738; d. June 11, 1796) was the fourteenth President of the [[Continental Congress]]. He was also a delegate to the [[Constitutional Constitution]] of 1787, and a signer of the [[United States Constitution]].
==Early Life==
Gorham was born in Charleston, [[Massachusetts]], on May 27, 1738. He attended public schools there, and later became a merchant.
<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000325</ref>
==Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention==
Nathaniel Gorham was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782, 1783, 1786, 1787, and 1789, and was its president from June 6, 1786, to February 2, 1787. He also served as a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]] at Philadelphia in 1787, and frequently presided over convention sessions.
==Death==
Gorham died in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on June 11, 1796. He was interred in Phipps Street Cemetery.
==References==
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[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]
==Early Life==
Gorham was born in Charleston, [[Massachusetts]], on May 27, 1738. He attended public schools there, and later became a merchant.
<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000325</ref>
==Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention==
Nathaniel Gorham was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782, 1783, 1786, 1787, and 1789, and was its president from June 6, 1786, to February 2, 1787. He also served as a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]] at Philadelphia in 1787, and frequently presided over convention sessions.
==Death==
Gorham died in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on June 11, 1796. He was interred in Phipps Street Cemetery.
==References==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorham, Nathaniel}}
[[Category:Founding Fathers]]
[[Category:American Revolution]]