Governor John Sullivan

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Governor John Sullivan was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader who served as governor of New Hampshire in the late 18th century.

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instanceOf American Revolutionary War general
Governor of New Hampshire
human
military officer
politician
appointedBy George Washington
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1740-02-17
dateOfDeath 1795-01-23
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Sullivan
father John Owen Sullivan
givenName John
hasHonor Sullivan County, New Hampshire named after him
town of Sullivan, New Hampshire named after him
memberOf American Whig faction
linked to: Whig Party

Continental Congress
New Hampshire House of Representatives
militaryBranch Continental Army
militaryRank major general
mother Margery Brown
nativeLanguage English
notableWork leadership of the 1779 Sullivan Expedition against the Iroquois
occupation judge
lawyer
military officer
politician
participantIn American Revolutionary War
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Trenton
Siege of Boston
Sullivan Expedition
placeOfBirth Province of New Hampshire
Somersworth, New Hampshire
placeOfDeath Durham, New Hampshire
United States of America
positionHeld Governor of New Hampshire
President of New Hampshire
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
United States District Judge for the District of New Hampshire
delegate to the Continental Congress
federal judge
religion Congregationalism
residence Durham, New Hampshire
sexOrGender male
spouse Lydia Remick Worcester

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Sullivan County, New Hampshire namedAfter Governor John Sullivan