American politician, Founding Father of the United States (1740-1841)
For other people named Elias Boudinot, see Elias Boudinot (disambiguation).
Elias Boudinot
Director of the United States Mint
In office October 1795 – July 1805
President
George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by
Henry William de Saussure
Succeeded by
Robert Patterson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's At-large district
In office March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1795
Preceded by
none
Succeeded by
Thomas Henderson
2nd President of the Confederation Congress
In office November 4, 1782 – November 2, 1783
Preceded by
John Hanson
Succeeded by
Thomas Mifflin
Personal details
Born
(1740-05-02)May 2, 1740 Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died
October 24, 1821(1821-10-24) (aged 81) Burlington, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place
Saint Marys Episcopal Churchyard, Burlington, New Jersey, U.S.
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Elias Boudinot (/ɪˈlaɪəsbuːˈdɪnɒt/il-EYE-əs boo-DIN-ot; May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821), a Founding Father of the United States, was a lawyer, statesman, and early abolitionist and women's rights advocate from Elizabeth, New Jersey. During the Revolutionary War, Boudinot was an intelligence officer and prisoner-of-war commissary under general George Washington, working to improve conditions for prisoners on both the American and British sides. In 1779, he was elected to the Continental Congress and then to its successor, the Congress of the Confederation, serving as President of Congress in 1782—1783, the final years of the war.
After being elected to the first, second, and third U.S. Congresses, where he served from 1789—1795, Boudinot was appointed director of the United States Mint by president Washington and held the position through 1805 under the presidencies of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. An advocate for women’s rights, he led a Federalist campaign in New Jersey during the early 1790s to encourage women to become active in politics. Boudinot, a devout Presbyterian, spoke out frequently against slavery, both as a member of Congress and as a private citizen. In 1816, he helped found the American Bible Society and served as its first president for five years. Boudinot was also a member of the board of trustees of Princeton College from 1772-1821, the year of his death.
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was part of the Treaty Party with his father Major Ridge, and cousins EliasBoudinot and Stand Watie. Believing that Indian Removal was inevitable, they...
to Indian Territory in the late 1830s, Watie and his older brother EliasBoudinot were among Cherokee leaders who signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835...
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removal option, including his father Major Ridge and the major's nephews EliasBoudinot and Stand Watie. In October 1832, he urged the National Council to consider...
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take his wife's clan. In "The Cherokee Editor" on February 18, 1829, EliasBoudinot wrote the following regarding Cherokee Clan marriage customs: This simple...
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these practices, including Cherokee chief John Ross, John Ridge, and EliasBoudinot, as represented by the newspaper he edited, The Cherokee Phoenix. Despite...
turner, at a salary of $500 per year. On January 1, 1796, Mint Director EliasBoudinot appointed him as assistant coiner, with the consent of President Washington...
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