American Founding Father and politician (1754–1807)
For his nephew, see Abraham Dudley Baldwin.
Not to be confused with Adam Baldwin.
Abraham Baldwin
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office December 8, 1801 – December 13, 1802
Preceded by
James Hillhouse
Succeeded by
Stephen R. Bradley
United States Senator from Georgia
In office March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1807
Preceded by
Josiah Tattnall (politician)
Succeeded by
George Jones
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1799
Preceded by
district created
Succeeded by
James Jones
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
Preceded by
district created
Succeeded by
Converted to at-large districts
President of the University of Georgia
In office 1785–1801
Preceded by
None; post established
Succeeded by
Josiah Meigs
Delegate from Georgia to the Congress of the Confederation
In office 1785 – 85, 1787–88
Personal details
Born
November 22, 1754 Guilford, Connecticut Colony, British America
Died
March 4, 1807(1807-03-04) (aged 52) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place
Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater
Yale College
Abraham Baldwin (November 22, 1754 – March 4, 1807) was an American minister, patriot, politician, and Founding Father who signed the United States Constitution. Born and raised in Connecticut, he was a 1772 graduate of Yale College. After the Revolutionary War, Baldwin became a lawyer. He moved to the U.S. state of Georgia in the mid-1780s and founded the University of Georgia. Baldwin was a member of Society of the Cincinnati.[1][2][3]
Baldwin served as a United States Senator from Georgia from 1799 to 1807. During his tenure, he served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate from 1801 to 1802.
^Metcalf, Bryce. Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783–1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies (Strasburg, Va.: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., 1938), p. 41.
^"Officers Represented in the Society of the Cincinnati". Archived from the original on April 13, 2021.
^Aimone, Alan Conrad (2005). "New York State Society of the Cincinnati: Biographies of Original Members and Other Continental Officers (review)". The Journal of Military History. 69 (1): 231–232. doi:10.1353/jmh.2005.0002. ISSN 1543-7795. S2CID 162248285.
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