The Biographical Dictionary of Pennsylvania Legislators located at Temple University is proud to announce the publication of Volume Three of Lawmaking and Legislators in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary.
This volume covers the Assembly terms from 1757 through 1775, a period that witnessed the French and Indian War, the expansion of Pennsylvania with the addition of Bedford, Northumberland, and Westmoreland counties, the Stamp Act crisis, the development of extra-legal committees, the creation of county militias, and the eventual overthrow of the colonial government. The legislators represent a wide variety of ethnic, religious, and occupational groups.
Among the legislators who are profiled in this volume are:
- 4 signers of the Declaration of Independence: Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Ross, George Taylor
- Numerous significant military figures including: John Armstrong, James Ewing, Samuel Miles, James Potter, Daniel Roberdeau, William Thompson
- Prominent Loyalists: Andrew Allen, Joseph Galloway, James Rankin, Samuel Shoemaker
- Many notable civic leaders including: Michael Hillegas, Henry Keppele, James Pemberton, David Rittenhouse, Samuel Rhoads, John Sellers, David Twining
To order your copy today call:
Penn State Press
1-800-326-9180
For more information about the Biographical Dictionary Project visit our website: http://www.bdopl.com
The Biographical Dictionary of Pennsylvania Legislators
Volumes one and two are available from:
Boston Book Warehouse
PO Box 97
Spring Hope, NC
252-478-6300
http://www.biblio.com/bookstores/John_Hutton.html
Volume One $70.00
Volume Two - $75.00
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