Important People in History
Important People
1700s
1. Jeffrey Amherst (1717-97): he led the British attack in 1758 on Louisburg. After the war, in 1763, Amherst was appointed Governor of Virginia. 2. Jonathan Edwards (1703 –1758): Jonathan Edwards studied divinity at Yale College before taking the pulpit in Northampton, MA. His sermons and writings embraced the idea of Free Will, along with a firm confidence in God's righteousness. The sermons and writings of Jonathan Edwards helped to shape the course of Protestant theology before, during, and after The Great Awakening of 1740-1742. 3. Thomas Hutchinson (1711 –1780): He was a descendent of Anne Hutchinson, who was expelled from Boston for her religious beliefs in the 1630s. He was also Governor during the difficult years leading to the American Revolution. He was very much "of Boston," but of an English Boston, to which he was earnestly loyal throughout his life. 4. George Washington (1732 -1799): George Washington was the first President of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. 5. John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 - November 15, 1794): John Knox Witherspoon was a Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. 6. John Singleton Copley (1738 –1815): John Singleton Copley was an American-born painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was probably born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. 7. Lord Cornwallis (1738 - 1805): Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG, styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. 8. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790): was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author,
1700s
1. Jeffrey Amherst (1717-97): he led the British attack in 1758 on Louisburg. After the war, in 1763, Amherst was appointed Governor of Virginia. 2. Jonathan Edwards (1703 –1758): Jonathan Edwards studied divinity at Yale College before taking the pulpit in Northampton, MA. His sermons and writings embraced the idea of Free Will, along with a firm confidence in God's righteousness. The sermons and writings of Jonathan Edwards helped to shape the course of Protestant theology before, during, and after The Great Awakening of 1740-1742. 3. Thomas Hutchinson (1711 –1780): He was a descendent of Anne Hutchinson, who was expelled from Boston for her religious beliefs in the 1630s. He was also Governor during the difficult years leading to the American Revolution. He was very much "of Boston," but of an English Boston, to which he was earnestly loyal throughout his life. 4. George Washington (1732 -1799): George Washington was the first President of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. 5. John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 - November 15, 1794): John Knox Witherspoon was a Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. 6. John Singleton Copley (1738 –1815): John Singleton Copley was an American-born painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was probably born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. 7. Lord Cornwallis (1738 - 1805): Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis KG, styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as The Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. 8. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790): was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author,